Technology and PCS Teresa Nicholas

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Expectations of Staff• AUP is signed and followed

• Do not leave username/password for sub• Do not install software or “fix” the computer• Do not use network to run own business.

• Don’t advertise things for sale.• Don’t order products

• Only access your PCS provided email, i.e. @Pulaski.kyschools.us• No 3rd party email at any time for any reason (gmail, yahoo, Windstream,

etc.)• Prohibited by 701 KAR 5:120

• Monitor students at all times when online• Set clear expectations for what they are to do while online. • Do not log a student onto the network or allow another student to

do so.• Educate students on the 9 components of digital literacy.

Digital Literacy – 9 Components• Digital Access• Digital Commerce• Digital Communication **• Digital literacy• Digital Etiquette **• Digital Law **• Digital Rights and Responsibilities• Digital Health and Wellness• Digital Security• ** Required as a part of eRate (Social Networking,

Chatrooms and Cyberbullying).

Personal Use

• Keep it to a minimum• Not during class time• Do not allow it to interfere with work

• NOT PRIVATE: Nothing you do on the district network is private. Online activities, files, emails, etc. can be accessed and viewed by others without your permission.

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Programs, Programs and More Programs

Program Assistance• Infinite Campus – building level IC Admin or Kathy Kurtz• AESOP –Annette Cottrell, Rebecca Wright or Teresa Nicholas• VeriTime – Building level admin secretary/principal, Rebecca

Wright, Arlene Broyles, Annette Cottrell or Teresa Nicholas• eStub – Rebecca Wright• AIMSweb – Curriculum Specialist or Amy Polston• Assessment – (EPAS, Compass, EOC) – BAC or Teresa Nicholas• MAP – Curriculum specialists, Curriculum Supervisors or

Teresa Nicholas• Teacher webpage – School webmaster or Teresa Nicholas• CIITS -

• Login issues – Teresa Nicholas• Navigation/Use – Curriculum Supervisors

Students and Teachers Online• Be Proactive:

• Educate students – digital citizenship• Set expectations• Monitor• Make assignments engaging and with an end product• Allow ample time but no open access free time.

• CIPA regulations require that we block access to inappropriate content (defined as obscene/offensive content or inappropriate photos).

• Access to Inappropriate material:• If a student access inappropriate material accidentally,

notify the STC and principal so no disciplinary actions will be taken.

• If you access inappropriate material accidentally, notify your principal and the DTC immediately. If you could get to it then so can the students.

Monitoring of Access• All Access if monitored for every student and employee or guest accessing the network.• Reports generated daily regarding online activity and reviewed.

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• Means of interaction in virtual communities and networks.• Create content• Share Content• Exchange information

• Population Social Media Tools: • Blogs• Twitter• Instagram• Youtube• Vimeo• Foursquare/Swarm• Linkedin

Social Media and You

Flickr

Facebook: More than 1.32 billion monthly

active users (June 2014)

POSITIVE ASPECTS OF SOCIAL MEDIA• Connect with friends and family.

• Reconnect with HS friends.• Connect and/or stay connected

across long distances.• Quickly share everyday

occurrences that you would otherwise miss out on.

• Reduce communication barriers: your voice can be heard.

• Quick access to information and news• Opportunities to expand businesses –

variety of techniques utilized to expand and promote products.

• Can lead to isolation – loss of face time, the human factor.

• Addiction….”must check in”.• Affects productivity• Poor decisions…..

• Loss of job opportunities• Loss of jobs• Criminal charges

NEGATIVE ASPECTS OF SOCIAL MEDIA

Good vs. BadEducators have

a legal obligation to

teach students about Digital Citizenship

• Research shows that 1 in 10 employers turn down applicants ages 16 to 34 for a new job because of photos or comments posted on social media.

• 10% of young people acknowledge they were rejected because of social media profile.

• 66% of young people don’t care that profiles on social media may impact career prospects.

• Forbes Survey – Want to Turnoff potential employer?:

• Provocative/inappropriate photos or info – 50% of employers would reject candidate.

• Alcohol or drug use – 48% • Negative comments about previous

employer – 33%• Poor communication skills – 30%• Discriminatory comments related to race,

gender, religion, etc. – 28%• Lied about qualifications – 24%

Missed Opportunities

• Drunken Pirate

• Comments on page included criticisms of her supervisors.

• Encouraged her students to visit her page.• Results:

• Dismissed from student teaching position• Graduated with a degree in English and not in

Education• Could not apply for a PA teaching certificate

Missed OpportunityCollege Senior: Student Teacher

• Vacation Summer 2009

• “I’m not a teacher – I’m a warden for future criminals!” and “ They have a scared straight program in school – why couldn’t (I) bring (first) graders?”

• actions “inexcusable”.• O’Brien claimed comments

were not racist but based on frustration and was freedom of speech.

• Loved to Tweet about hot students, smoking marijuana, staying sexy, high and drunk.

• “Watching a drug bust go down in the parking lot. It’s funny cuz I have weed in my car in the staff parking lot.

• Tenth Grade math teacher.• School system placed her

on administrative leave during the investigation…..students protested.

• She was eventually FIRED!

Loss of Job

And y'all thought I was joking!

Sometimes they don’t lose their jobs……they get themselves and the system sued! Case Pending

• The classroom: An unruly group of 5th graders acting like a typical group of unruly 5th graders trying the patience of a saint.

• The day before, a 12-year old Harlem girl drown on a class trip to a beach.

• FB Post:• “After today, I’m thinking the beach is a good trip for my

class. I hate their guts.”• Minutes later a friend comments: “Wouldn’t you throw a

life jacket to little Kwami?”• Response “No, I wouldn’t for a million dollars,”

Should be Fired and Remain FiredTenured Teacher

• Blog post stated students were “disengaged, lazy whiners.

• Fired……comments made it impossible for teacher to work with parents and community.

• Federal judge recently dismissed the lawsuit filed by the former Philadelphia teacher that was fired 2 years ago seeking her job back.

• Judge ruled that Munroe's blog posts didn't provide enough value to the debate over educational reform to outweigh the district's right to maintain an "efficient" educational environment.

• Appealed to the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.• Appeals court upheld firing.

Fired for Blog PostTenured Teacher:

• New England Patriots 18-year old cheerleader fired over FB photos.

• Davis and friend posted photo of themselves leaning over passed out boy whose face and body were covered with distasteful graffiti.

It’s not just an Educator issueNFL Cheerleader Fired over FB pics

• Ashley Johnson, former waitress at Brixx (pizza restaurant) claims she was fired for posting a complaint about customers.

• Complained on FB because had to stay beyond scheduled shift and then called them “cheap” because they left an inadequate tip.

It’s not just an Educator issueWaitress Fired for FB Post

• A young lady called in sick in Switzerland because of migraines.

• Just had to stay home in a dark, quiet room.

• Unfortunately…..she forgot that FB tags activity with a date and time stamp…….FIRED!

It’s not just an American issueEven in Switzerland

• Buckingham Palace Guardsman Cameron Reilly• He apparently isn’t a fan of the Duchess.• Posted on twitter: “Hur and William drove

past me on Friday n all a got was a s****y wave while she looked the opposite way from me, stupid stuck up cow am I not good enough for them! Posh b***h am totally with u on this 1 who relly gives a f about hur.”

• Guess where his next job will be?

It’s not just an American issueEven the Royal Guard can be Idiots

• Nathalie Blanchard collected disability insurance for depression since 2008

• She didn’t pay careful attention to the pics she was posting on FB for her friends and family…..

• She had a little too much fun while on vacation and the insurance company collected enough evidence of her “relaxing at the beach, hanging out at clubs and generally having a lot of fun”.

• She lost her insurance benefits.

Could cost you the easy life

• Charlotte, NC• “teaching chitlins in the ghetto of

Charlotte” • In her About Me section of FB she

stated “I am teaching in the most ghetto school in Charlotte.”

• Superintendent viewed remarks as racially insensitive.

Back to America and Dumb Teacher Comments

• Connecticut• Myspace conversation• Teased student about his

girlfriend• Comments made like

“kiss my brass!”, “lifelong detention”

• Ruling: Federal court ruled that termination did not violate 1st Amendment because the speech was likely to disrupt school activities. Faulted teacher for failing to maintain professional, respectful association with students.

• Mentor teacher for beginning teachers.

• Sued because claimed she was demoted because of blog comments where she described one administrator as “a smug know-it-all creep” who had a “reputation of crapping on secretaries…”.

• Federal appeals court rejected her 1st Amendment argument finding that her nasty, personal comments interfered with her job and that they “fatally undermined her ability to enter into confidential and trusting mentor relationships” with beginning teachers.

• Teacher of the year in FL.• Anti-Gay posts on FB

• “Almost threw up” when saw same sex unions legalized.

• “If one doesn’t like the most recently posted opinion, based on Biblical principals and God’s law, then go ahead and un-friend me. I’ll miss you like I miss my kidney stone from 1994.”

• Suspended for violation of the social media policy.

• Eventually was re-instated after lengthy battle.

And the List goes on…….

Jeffrey Spanierman Tara Richardson Jerry Buell

• Michael Baker, 20, Jenkins, Ky posted a selfie.

• He thought it would be cute to “flip off” the Jenkins Police Department while he stole their gasoline.

Could cost you time in jail

• Convicted thief James Tindell of OR was tired of court-ordered drug testing so he decided to skip town.

• He liked to keep his friends and family informed of his whereabouts though so he checked in frequently along the way.

• He also taunted police with phrases such as “catch me if you can” in his posts.

• He had to reimburse the state $2600 for his flight back to Oregon and spend 30 months in prison.

Running from the law, Don’t check-In

• FB Post: This is Steve Butcher, due to slick roads, we will not have school in Pulaski County….

• Comment: “Oh good lord this is ridiculous. Send them to school.”

• Comment made by a PCS employee

Sometimes It is Better to keep your thoughts to yourself……

• Social Media can be an excellent tool to connect and communicate.

• Can help to promote a positive message.• As an Educator you are a role model for the students and you

have an obligation to educate each child but also to demonstrate appropriate online behavior.

• THINK before you post.• DO NOT friend students.• Keep your private life private.

• Once it is out there, you can’t take it back.

Moral of the Story

• Teresa Nicholas – District Technology Coordinator (and assessment coordinator, textbook coordinator, PD coordinator, SBDM coordinator and Director of Curriculum and Instruction).

• Teresa.Nicholas@Pulaski.kyschools.us - Best way to contact me• Office number - 606-679-1123• Cell number – 606-271-7606

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