Teacher+Guidelines+for+Social+Media

= **Guidelines about Status updates and posting content** =

1. Do not use commentary deemed to be defamatory, obscene, proprietary, or libelous. Exercise caution with regards to exaggeration, colorful language, guesswork, obscenity, copyrighted materials, legal conclusions, and derogatory remarks or characterizations.

2. Weigh whether a particular posting puts your effectiveness as a teacher at risk.

3. Post only what you want the world to see.

4. Do not discuss students or coworkers or publicly criticize school policies or personnel.

5. Do not post images that include students.

//**Golden Rule of an Educator's Social Media Site: Post only what you want the world to see. Imagine your students, their parents, your administrator, visiting your site. once you post something it may be available, even after it is removed from the site.**//