I read to interesting postings this morning - one discussing the possible limiting of students 'freedom of speech rights' when using social media and the other giving 20 tips on how to modeling appropriate technology usage in the classroom for students. The first article by Neil UngerLeider entitled Teens and Their Teachers at Odds Over Social Media, First Amendment Rights talks about the possibility of government control of students social media postings. The second, a blog posting by Heather Wolport-Gawron entitled Twenty Ways to Model Technology Use for Students suggests different ways teachers can model appropriate use of technology in their every day classroom practice.
At first glance, seemingly unrelated yet, perhaps Wolport-Gawron is on to something here. If we, as parents and instructional leaders model appropriate use of technology, INCLUDING social media, then perhaps the seemingly inappropriate comments and use of social media by students might become appropriate expressions of their first amendment rights without having to involve 'government control'. Just a thought...
At first glance, seemingly unrelated yet, perhaps Wolport-Gawron is on to something here. If we, as parents and instructional leaders model appropriate use of technology, INCLUDING social media, then perhaps the seemingly inappropriate comments and use of social media by students might become appropriate expressions of their first amendment rights without having to involve 'government control'. Just a thought...
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