The document provides guidance for teachers on maintaining appropriate and professional online conduct. It warns that more teachers are facing discipline or termination due to poor online choices and advises to avoid posting anything online that wouldn't be acceptable on a billboard. The document then lists dos and don'ts for using social media and communicating with students, parents, and colleagues, emphasizing using work email accounts and obtaining permission before sharing photos or student information.
The document provides guidance for teachers on maintaining appropriate and professional online conduct. It warns that more teachers are facing discipline or termination due to poor online choices and advises to avoid posting anything online that wouldn't be acceptable on a billboard. The document then lists dos and don'ts for using social media and communicating with students, parents, and colleagues, emphasizing using work email accounts and obtaining permission before sharing photos or student information.
The document provides guidance for teachers on maintaining appropriate and professional online conduct. It warns that more teachers are facing discipline or termination due to poor online choices and advises to avoid posting anything online that wouldn't be acceptable on a billboard. The document then lists dos and don'ts for using social media and communicating with students, parents, and colleagues, emphasizing using work email accounts and obtaining permission before sharing photos or student information.
The document provides guidance for teachers on maintaining appropriate and professional online conduct. It warns that more teachers are facing discipline or termination due to poor online choices and advises to avoid posting anything online that wouldn't be acceptable on a billboard. The document then lists dos and don'ts for using social media and communicating with students, parents, and colleagues, emphasizing using work email accounts and obtaining permission before sharing photos or student information.
concerns,
or
need
help,
please
call
the
Nunavut
Teachers
Online
Safety
for
Association
Office
at
NTA
Members
(867)
979
0750
More
and
more
often,
Dont
say
anything
educators
in
Nunavut
are
online
that
you
being
disciplined
or
are
having
their
contracts
wouldnt
want
terminated
as
a
result
of
plastered
on
a
poor
choices
in
online
behavior.
Dont
be
next!
billboard
with
your
face
on
it.
Nunavut
Teacher's
Association
PO
Box
2458,
Iqaluit,
NU
Privacy
is
dead,
and
Erin
Bury,
Sprouter X0A
0H0
www.ntanu.ca
social
media
hold
the
community
manager
smoking
gun.
Pete
Cashmore,
Mashable
CEO
With
assistance
from
the
Manitoba
Teachers
Society
From the NTA Code of Ethics: "NTA members will adhere to the NTA Code of Ethics in all online and DO
communicate
in
a
professional
electronic communications" DONT
accept any students as friends or manner
with
students,
followers on any personal social media colleagues
and
parents using accounts. your work email account.
DO
follow
policy
provided
by
the
DONT
use social media or instant employer.
messaging to communicate with students, parents or colleagues - use a work email DO
get
permission
before
sharing account
pictures
of
students,
classroom
activities
or
information
about
students
,
families,
or
colleagues.
DONT
use
email
or
texting
to
convey
difficult
messages
that
could
be
DO
ensure
students
are
not
misconstrued.
Meet
in
person
to
avoid
exposed
to
inappropriate
material
any
misinterpretation.
or
communications.
DONT
vent
online.
DO
separate
your
personal
and
professional
life
online.
If you wish to use social media accounts for work purposes, get DONT
use
your
personal
email
address
pre approval from your to
contact
students
or
parents.
supervisor. DO
consider
a
personal
Facebook
account
in
a
different
name.
DONT
post
information,
comments
or
pictures
that
would
be
embarrassing
if
DO
use
the
highest
level
of
security
they
appeared
on
the
front
page
of
a
newspaper.
controls
on
social
networking
sites
Teachers
should
model
you
participate
in.
ethical
and
appropriate
online
b
ehavior.