A presentation for the teacher certification program operated by ArkansasIDEAS. This three-hour presentation was filmed at Arkansas Educational Television Network in Conway, AR on July 8, 2014.

1. Social Media Guidelines for
Educators
Frederick S. Lane
AETN – ArkansasIDEAS
Conway, AR
8 July 2014

2. Lecture Overview
• Introduction
• Teaching and Technology
• Cybertraps for Educators
• Social Media Guidelines for
Educators

3. Background and Expertise
• Attorney and Author of 7 Books
• Focus on the Impact of Technology on
Law, Society & Privacy
• Numerous Lectures to School Districts,
Administrators,Teachers, PTOs & PTAs,
and Students
• 10 yrs on Burlington VT School Board
• Computer Forensics Expert and
Consultant

4. A Communication Revolution

5. Dramatically Shifting Boundaries
• Nearly All High School Students Now
Have a Personal Phone Number
• … As Do Half of Middle School Students
and a Third of Elementary Age Children
• Communication Is No Longer Limited to
Face-to-Face and Telephone Calls
• Almost Infinite Number of
Communication Apps

6. The Facebook Generation
• “The Facebook” Launched in 2004 –
When Today’sYoung Teachers Were
About 10
• 73% of People on Internet Use Social
Media
• But 90% of People Aged 18-29
• Young Adults Also Access Social Media
on Mobile at Much Higher Rates

7. Not Just Teachers

8. Modern Teaching Challenges
• Murkier or Non-Existent Boundaries
• Glorification ofYouth Culture
• Sexualization of Students
• Shifting or Unformed Social Norms
• The Pace of Online Activity
Overwhelms Decision Making

9. Cybertraps for Educators
• The End of Educator Privacy?
• Workplace Cybertraps
• Cyber Assaults on Teachers
• Cyber Assaults on Students

10. Too Much Information?

11. Cybertraps for Educators
• Are Teachers Even Entitled to a
Private Life?
• The Freedom of Speech Paradox
• The Fishing Charter Dilemma
• The Playboy Postulate
• The Doxy Proposition

12. Workplace Social Media Cybertraps
• Productivity / Cyberloafing
• Inappropriate or Hostile
Communications
• FERPA / Student Privacy Violations
• Inappropriate or Illegal Online
Activity

13. A Cautionary Tale
• “After today, I’m thinking the beach sounds
like a wonderful idea for my 5th graders. I
HATE THEIR GUTS! They are all the devils
spawn!” – Christine Rubino, Facebook,
6/23/2010
• Friend comment:“oh you would let little Kwame
float away!”
• Rubino reply:“Yes, I wld not throw a life jacket
in for a million!!”

14. Social Media Assaults on Educators
• Online Allegations of Bad Behavior
• Cyberbullying, Cyberharrassment,
and Cyberstalking
• Cyberbaiting and “YouTubing”
• Impersonation and Identity Theft

15. Social Media Assaults on Students
• Cyberbullying, Cyberharrassment, and
Cyberstalking
• Impersonation and Identity Theft
• Inappropriate Texts and Posts
• Voyeurism and Invasion of Privacy
• Solicitation, Sexting, Sexual Assault, and
Sextortion

16. Social Media Guidelines for Educators
• Guiding Principles
• Practical Personal Tips
• District-Wide Prevention
• District Policies and Procedures
• Advocacy and Networking
• Cyberethics for Educators

17. Guiding Principles
• I’m a Teacher, Not a “Friend”
• Transparency Is My Friend
• There Is Such a Thing as Too Much
Information
• Post Unto Others AsYou Would Have
Them Post UntoYou
• Promotion of Digital Citizenship

18. Practical Personal Tips
• THINK!
• Understand and Implement Best Privacy
Practices
• Understand That’s Not Enough
• If It’s Digital, It’s Been Copied
• Digitize Deliberately
• Delete Is a Myth

19. District-Wide Prevention
• Planning Ahead Is Crucial
• Well-Drafted Policies and Clear
Procedures
• Education of the Entire Community
• Networking with Unions, Law
Enforcement, and Legislatures
• Rinse and Repeat

20. District Policies and Procedures
• DoesYour District Have an AUP?
• DoYou Know What’s In It?
• Embrace the Spirit, Not Just the
Letter
• Incorporate the AUP into Curricula
and Lesson Plans

21. Advocacy and Networking
• The CareerYou Save May BeYour Own
• The Politics of Policy-Making
• Understanding Begins with U
• Conforming Policies and Procedures to
District Goals
• Great Educational Opportunity for
Students

22. Cyberethics for Educators
• Pre- and Post-Certification Training in
Technology and Cybertraps
• Establish Personal Framework for
Cyberethical Behavior
• Sound Decision-Making Online and Off
• Modeling Cyberethical Behavior for
Students
• Educating Cyber Citizens for 21st Century

23. Contact Information
• E-Mail:
• FSLane3@gmail.com
• Telephone:
• 802-318-4604
• Twitter
• @Cybertraps, @FSL3
• LinkedIn:
• www.linkedin.com/in/fredericklane/
• SlideShare.net
• www.slideshare.net/FSL3

24. Social Media Guidelines for
Educators
Frederick S. Lane
AETN – ArkansasIDEAS
Conway, AR
8 July 2014