Social Media Education
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Adopted by the NCTE Executive Committee, November 2008 By: National Association for Media Literacy Education (NAMLE), Student Television Network (STN), Media Commission of the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE), Action Coalition for Media Education (ACME), and Visual Communication Division of the International Communication Association (ICA) This document is a code of best practices that helps educators using media literacy concepts and techniques to interpret the copyright doctrine of fair use.
Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Media Literacy Education
Rudimentary forms of social networking have existed for more than a decade, but the past few years have witnessed an incredible increase in the use of social networking tools (sometimes called "Web 2.0").
Social Networking Policies: Best Practices For Companies
In a poll of 368,000 K–12 students, parents, teachers, and administrators, Project Tomorrow found students are already using technology to take responsibility for their own learning and to personalize learning experiences to fit their learning styles and interests; they are also interested in incorporating these types of learning experiences into their classrooms. Students envisioned learning as digitally rich, untethered, and social-based—they leverage emerging communications and collaboration tools to create and personalize networks of experts to inform their education process. "Social media afford the opportunity for all children with online access to contribute to the world in meaningful ways, do real work for real audiences for real purposes, find great teachers and collaborators from around the world, and become great teachers in their own right," Will Richardson wrote in his February 2011 Educational Leadership article.
Policy Priorities:Can Social Media and School Policies be "Friends"?:Can Social Media and School Policies be "Friends"?
The 11 Rules of Social Media Etiquette
Since social media is, well, a social medium, it’s important that users understand the proper ways to behave online.
I am presenting at The 140 Characters Conference in New York City on April 20th.
Why Social Media Curriculum is Critical in Schools - 140 Charact
I am presenting at The 140 Characters Conference in New York City which is taking place April 20-21, 2010 at the 92nd Street Y in Manhattan.
Teaching Kids to Manage their Digital Footprint - 140 Character
digiteen - Digital Etiquette
1 . Overview Digital etiquette , or netiquette as its sometimes called, is a basic set of rules you should follow in order to make the internet better for others, and better for you.
How Social Media Has Changed Us
Mike Laurie works at London agency Made by Many where he helps design social digital stuff. You follow him on Twitter @mikelaurie .
