Social Media 101 • Getting Started
The following are commonly used social media sites used by teachers and students. Follow the links to further resources about these digital tools.
Creating blogs is a great way to get multiple students to contribute posts and write articles for research or to show understanding. Teachers can also use this to showcase thoughts and research of their own.
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A great way for teachers to send short update blasts to followers, like students, parents, or other teachers. Follow other teachers and professionals who give inspiration for lessons.
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Teachers can create their own channel to showcase student-made video projects or to show lessons in action in the classroom. Be mindful of your school's policy for posting images of students and see if there is a "no photo" list. Also, when posting students' names, only use their first name and if necessary their last initial.
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Educational professionals can create a résumé for other professionals and potential employers to see, follow professional groups in education or specialist fields, create a network of followers, and even link the account to Twitter to send updates to both networks.
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Terms of Service • What's that all about?
Be sure to check out the "terms of service" for whatever platform you are using. There may be certain guidelines that pertain to students and/or children below the age of 13 per the following federal regulations:
Here is a Canva I helped create of the LinkedIn Terms of Service as an example of what you might find in the "fine print". If not viewable, download the PDF here.
- CIPA: Children's Internet Protection Act
- COPPA: Children's Online Privacy Protection Act
- ESSA: Every Student Succeeds Act
- FERPA: Federal Educational Rights and Privacy Act
- HIPPA: Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
- PPRA: Protection of Pupil Rights Amendment
Here is a Canva I helped create of the LinkedIn Terms of Service as an example of what you might find in the "fine print". If not viewable, download the PDF here.