Although my students constantly communicate through social media, I had not open a social media account, until now. One of the main reasons, I had not joined the social media community is primarily due to the amount of time it takes to set up accounts, and then manage them. I am still trying to figure out how to manage my twitter account. I am enjoying reading the educational posts. If I were to come across an inappropriate post by one of my students outside of school, I would meet with my student after school hours and discuss my finding. I would only point out that in the future, this type of posting could lead to unwelcomed ramifications, such as being turned down from a college/university or not being considered for a job opportunity. I would not involve administration since I work with high school students.
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Maria Dowling
3/13/2018 05:13:15 pm
You have to be careful because social media can be very time consuming. I know some people that stay away from it completely because they don't want to have to deal with managing something like that. Since you teach high schoolers, you may have to deal with this kind of stuff more than us elementary school teachers. I like how you would use it as a teachable moment. They don't realize how one inappropriate post could affect them for the rest of their lives.
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Scott Marsden
3/14/2018 06:52:20 pm
As Maria says, social media can be a huge time suck, but it can lead to feelings of inadequacy because of the #fomo phenomenon ("fear of missing out"). I would be curious to hear what Twitter chats or hashtags you found most useful.
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