In the information age most of us are tied to our phone and personal devices as well as our social media accounts. This goes especially true for our students who have been raised in this environment and understand it better than we ever could. Instead of being afraid of it we need to embrace it and use the power of this medium to connect to our students in ways that they understand. We can leverage Social Media to connect our students to the world around them and help them develop good habits and skills that will stand them in good stead beyond our classroom walls.
Use this templates to allow students to create their own social media posts or posts for people that they are covering in their classrooms. Check these out and make copies of them for your own use. Discuss the ways that social media is used to communicate and enact social change in the world and have fun with students creating fun types of content to show off what they have learned.
This guideline can be used to give teachers an idea of the things that they should take into consideration when they are using Social Media in the classroom. This can be a starting point to have discussions as a staff on the best practices for social media and how we are using it with our classrooms as teachers.
Sample template that you can use with your site to develop a Social Media Plan. This is a good place to start to work on those things that can allow everyone to use these tools but outline the expectations and rules that will keep everyone safe while using Social Media at school.