April 17th, 2019
Questions to answer for my class:
- What social networking and/or social media sites do you use in your role as a school leader? Do you feel that this is beneficial? In what ways? What positive and negative feedback have you received from students, families, and the community?
- What is your school’s policy on inappropriate technology use? In what ways could your policy be adjusted or updated? How would your policies be expanded and improved with more student involvement in their creation?
- How can school leaders help their teachers recognize signs of cyberbullying?
We are an elementary school so we do not really use social media with our students. I however am on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook. I also use Class Dojo with the primary grades and I use my library website. I love Instagram, Pinterest, Facebook, and Twitter because I can get so many teaching ideas from other teachers and can ask them for help too. They are great sounding boards and everyone I have followed is so nice. I do post my student stories on class dojo and parents love that. I feel like I have not been using social media sites as a school leader. Part of the problem is that you do not want to post pictures of students unless you are sure you have permission to do so. I just found out about school tube and I am wondering if that is a good avenue to post student stories but then again do parents and the community know about school tube?What is funny is I did notice a middle schooler who found my blog on my website and was reading it so I was pretty happy to see that so maybe I need to use a blog and that might work. Parents seems to view our websites for information and to keep updated on what is going on in the school and classrooms.
CPS has an acceptable use policy and has updated their policies as well where it explains explicitly what you can and cannot do. You can get your technology privileges revoked if found in violation of CPS policies. Student involvement in the creation of policies is tough at the elementary level. We have student discussions about cyberbullying and have involved students in random acts of kindness throughout the whole school. They might not be involved with policies but they are involved in other ways. Students were involved in fundraising for an outdoor water fountain and a buddy bench for students who need a friend at recess. Our principal always has an open door and a listening voice. She listens to the concerns of students, parents , teachers and the surrounding community.
I think school leaders can show you tube videos about cyberbullying or bring in speakers about signs of cyberbullying because it is difficult to pin point when it starts. I think teachers need to create a culture of safe space within the school and culture of one where students feel that teachers are approachable and know they will take cyber bullying seriously. I think teachers need to be aware of what students are saying and pay attention and have conversations with students. Above all, we need to keep teaching digital citizenship to all students throughout the whole year.
We are an elementary school so we do not really use social media with our students. I however am on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook. I also use Class Dojo with the primary grades and I use my library website. I love Instagram, Pinterest, Facebook, and Twitter because I can get so many teaching ideas from other teachers and can ask them for help too. They are great sounding boards and everyone I have followed is so nice. I do post my student stories on class dojo and parents love that. I feel like I have not been using social media sites as a school leader. Part of the problem is that you do not want to post pictures of students unless you are sure you have permission to do so. I just found out about school tube and I am wondering if that is a good avenue to post student stories but then again do parents and the community know about school tube?What is funny is I did notice a middle schooler who found my blog on my website and was reading it so I was pretty happy to see that so maybe I need to use a blog and that might work. Parents seems to view our websites for information and to keep updated on what is going on in the school and classrooms.
CPS has an acceptable use policy and has updated their policies as well where it explains explicitly what you can and cannot do. You can get your technology privileges revoked if found in violation of CPS policies. Student involvement in the creation of policies is tough at the elementary level. We have student discussions about cyberbullying and have involved students in random acts of kindness throughout the whole school. They might not be involved with policies but they are involved in other ways. Students were involved in fundraising for an outdoor water fountain and a buddy bench for students who need a friend at recess. Our principal always has an open door and a listening voice. She listens to the concerns of students, parents , teachers and the surrounding community.
I think school leaders can show you tube videos about cyberbullying or bring in speakers about signs of cyberbullying because it is difficult to pin point when it starts. I think teachers need to create a culture of safe space within the school and culture of one where students feel that teachers are approachable and know they will take cyber bullying seriously. I think teachers need to be aware of what students are saying and pay attention and have conversations with students. Above all, we need to keep teaching digital citizenship to all students throughout the whole year.
