Comments on: Facebook and Professional Privacy http://thenextstep.edublogs.org/2008/07/27/facebook-and-professional-privacy/ Moving Education Forward, One Step at a Time Tue, 14 Jul 2009 23:15:19 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: Michelle Baldwin http://thenextstep.edublogs.org/2008/07/27/facebook-and-professional-privacy/comment-page-1/#comment-83 Michelle Baldwin Mon, 28 Jul 2008 04:17:30 +0000 http://thenextstep.edublogs.org/?p=88#comment-83 Excellent advice! I spend a part of the day with all our new teachers (coming up in little over a week) discussing these very same issues. I explain the school district policy... we briefly talk about the state code of ethics and its very BROAD language... and then we talk about being professionals and what that means. Many of the things you have listed here are what I advise them to do on their social networks, and we talk in depth about how to communicate with students online. I just saw a bit about Facebook and MySpace on some news show that was on this evening... and school districts now learning that they need to bring these issues to their teachers' attention. Good for you! And rather than just talk about it with them (or give them *gasp* a handout), I may just point them to your blog to see your step by step notes. Thank you! Excellent advice! I spend a part of the day with all our new teachers (coming up in little over a week) discussing these very same issues. I explain the school district policy… we briefly talk about the state code of ethics and its very BROAD language… and then we talk about being professionals and what that means. Many of the things you have listed here are what I advise them to do on their social networks, and we talk in depth about how to communicate with students online.
I just saw a bit about Facebook and MySpace on some news show that was on this evening… and school districts now learning that they need to bring these issues to their teachers’ attention.

Good for you! And rather than just talk about it with them (or give them *gasp* a handout), I may just point them to your blog to see your step by step notes. Thank you!

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