* What is a
school social media policy?
A school social media policy is a set of guidelines
concerning how the students use the social media, what they may or may not
publish when they are in school or they use school inetrnet.
* Do you
think it is necessary for your school?
Of course it is. Social media are being used more and
more in school and this requires some rules in order things to work properly.
* Should all
schools have one?
A school social media policy is necessary for every
school that uses internet and more specific the social media.
* Who should
be responsible for creating one?
Teachers who use social media in classroom along with
the headmaster should form a team that would be responsible for creating one.
* Do your
other Comenius classmates have a social media school policy?
We think so because it is very important.
*Creating a
school social media policy.
When using social media in school:
- Speak appropriate
- Be authentic
- Understand the meaning of society
- Respect the others
- Protect yourself
* Positive
use of social media in education
Social media can be used in education so that students
can communicate with each other and with the teachers. Teachers can use them in
order to give assignments or additional informations to students. In addition
schools can reach out to parents and keep them up-to-date. And of course both
teachers and students can use them for the needs of a european project like
Comenius.
* Who would
you inform about this positive use?
All the teachers, the parents and the students should
be informed about this positive use.
* What ways
would you use to inform them?
We would organise informative campaigns. We would use
posters and open discussions about the subject, where teachers, parents and
students would be invited.
* Which ICT
organisations cooperate with schools for Internet safety?
Childsafetyonline.net, unicef.gr
* What are
the main cultural challenges to the adoptions of social media in school?
The main challenge is to overcome the fears around the
social media. Parents and teachers are worried about bullying, about neglecting
making the homeworks for the sake of online gaming and many other things.
* Who should
try to introduce social media in school?
Teachers of computing who have realise the importance
of them.
* What
strategies should s/he use to achieve her/his goal?
He should explain the benefits of the proper use, give
the students many examples and guide them step by step to their use.
