One of the exciting and fun experiences of the #openlearning17 cMOOC are the twitter chats. I have not been able to participate in all of them, but the ones that I could make it to were energizing, provocative, and – I don’t want to say full of, but they provided their share of ideas and references. Here we are, in different corners of Virginia, the US, and the world, engaging in an intellectual
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A few thoughts on Twitter chats as course discussion
One of the exciting and fun experiences of the #openlearning17 cMOOC are the twitter chats. I have not been able to participate in all of them, but the ones that I could make it to were energizing, provocative, and – I don’t want to say full of, but they provided their share of ideas and references. Here we are, in different corners of Virginia, the US, and the world, engaging in an intellectual
Teachers Guide to Social Media – Part 2
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Welcome my dear teacher to the Continuation of our Teacher Guide to Social Networking Series. If you haven’t read the Part one of the series I would request you to have a look on it.
I suppose up till now all have already seen the troubles caused by social media and the online world. While there are great benefits it’s now more being used in unproductive actually a destructive manner. Ethical Hackers Club has previously posted many articles on Social Media and Cyber Bullying and we have been trying our best to provide solutions for the same.
So Lets start with Our Part two of the Guide:
When we talk about Social Media how can we forget about privacy? Social media has always kept your privacy at risk. So Let’s start on with the same.
Protecting your privacy on social media:
There are several ways you can limit who sees what you post but, although if you are really worried about something getting into the wrong hands, the best idea is to avoid posting it online on any social media. Event greater if you don’t share it over email or any online storage, as once anything is online it can easily be copied and pasted intentionally or by mistake. But these are extreme cases, such as something that is embarrassing or something that could get you or someone else in trouble. Learning how to limit audience from posts you share online can help you out with the sensible amount of privacy.
So before you start using any social media account you should learn about its privacy settings and terms.
Almost all recognized social accounts have options to limit people who can see what you post. Some even allow you to control the audience for each post the best known among them is Facebook.
Facebook allows users with options to allow post visible to friends, friends of friends and also it allows the customization of the audience to show it to specific people, group of people or to hide them from the same. although there are some people who make posts public knowing that anyone could see. What we recommend is that you learn about privacy before you post. Visit Ethical Hackers Club’s Cyber Secure School Section to learn more about our programs for schools.
So before you start using any social media account you should learn about its privacy settings and terms.
Almost all recognized social accounts have options to limit people who can see what you post. Some even allow you to control the audience for each post the best known among them is Facebook.
Facebook allows users with options to allow post visible to friends, friends of friends and also it allows the customization of the audience to show it to specific people, group of people or to hide them from the same. although there are some people who make posts public knowing that anyone could see. What we recommend is that you learn about privacy before you post. Visit Ethical Hackers Club’s Cyber Secure School Section to learn more about our programs for schools.
Socializing with students:
Socializing with students over social media surely isn’t a great idea, but there are few teachers who use the platform to discuss classroom projects, resources for students but what we recommend teachers is that they could start a Facebook page or a group wherein students can access the discussions without having to be friends.
You are an educator but you too have a personal life and your comforts like common people do. Be in your comfort zone while making social media decisions and do what you feel is good for you.
There’s a lot more for Teachers to learn here so Stay Connected for our Teachers Guide to Social Media – Part 3.
…..To be Continued.
Teachers Guide to Social Media – Part 1
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Social media has become the most import part of our daily life. As of January 2017, more than about three-fourth of Indian adults were using some form of social media, and almost 9 out of 10 were present on facebook, according to EHC’s survey. There’s no doubt almost 96% of your students are using Social media account be it a middle school or a higher grade.
Social media has made it easy for Teachers to stay connected with their students in order to enhance their network of contacts, engage in important discussions, extend their own learning and even provide a platform for class projects, and also to keep them informed, so almost 40% of educators & Teachers are too found on some or the other social media both for personal and professional use.
While for personal use educators do have a personal life, families, friends and interests just like everyone else does.
Proper Use:
But Educators in India also have great responsibilities as they don’t only act as Teachers but are also mentors of India culture and society. And so increases their responsibilities and concerns to think twice about how they use social media.
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- What is relevant to post?
- Who should you interact with?
- Should you “friend,” “follow” or make your posts open to your students?
- And what about parents and colleagues?
- Are there particular posts to avoid?
- And how can you control who has access to what you post?
Social media services and apps can be used as educational tools, but there are serious issues to consider counting privacy, relevant content, security and also your comfort level with the apps and services.
A Teacher must be a good learner:
Find out what tools currently your students are crazy about ( new trends develop frequently) and try them out. You might find them useful, or maybe not. But having an open mind about what your students are using and recommending not only opens you up to new extents but shows that you respect your students and care about what is important to them.
There’s never the specific answer for the question regarding the use of social media, but there are serious issues that you need to think about and, possibly, discuss with parents, students, and colleagues.
One thing we can say for sure is that social media is nothing to be afraid of. We’re not saying it’s for everyone, but we are saying that it’s a powerful tool and with great powers come great responsibilities.
There’s never the specific answer for the question regarding the use of social media, but there are serious issues that you need to think about and, possibly, discuss with parents, students, and colleagues.
One thing we can say for sure is that social media is nothing to be afraid of. We’re not saying it’s for everyone, but we are saying that it’s a powerful tool and with great powers come great responsibilities.
Our series of Teachers Guide to Social Media is designed to provide a framework for thinking about how to make the best use social media.
…..To be Continued.