K12 Safety on Twitter Considerations, Strategies, & Alternative Tools Holly Rae Bemis-Schurtz, NMSU RETA @hollyrae ★ hollyrae@nmsu.edu http://webinars.nmsu.edu

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Considerations about Twitter itself What information of yours could be at risk through API? What will the Google results be?

What information of yours could be at risk through API?

What will the Google results be?

Considerations about Twitter itself Is it tied to anyone’s real name or location? Are your tools ‘location aware’? iPhone apps: Tweetie, Tweetdeck TwitPic, Ubertwitter, BrightKite

Is it tied to anyone’s real name or location?

Are your tools ‘location aware’?

iPhone apps: Tweetie, Tweetdeck

TwitPic, Ubertwitter, BrightKite

Can you? Should you? Would you?

Considerations about our practice What else will students do with this? What policies are in place? Cyberbulling committee, anonymous reporting Responsible use agreement Parental consent, student assent Who will administer account(s)? Blocking, following What is the purpose of the account? Determine outcomes, norms, parameters

What else will students do with this?

What policies are in place?

Cyberbulling committee, anonymous reporting

Responsible use agreement

Parental consent, student assent

Who will administer account(s)?

Blocking, following

What is the purpose of the account?

Determine outcomes, norms, parameters

Strategies Define parameters and goals What links, names, locations should be shared (if any)? Consider limiting information in your profile’s bio Who can follow (if private) and how will that be managed? What will happen on vacation, breaks, nights or weekends? Higher Ed example @nmsu

Define parameters and goals

What links, names, locations should be shared (if any)?

Consider limiting information in your profile’s bio

Who can follow (if private) and how will that be managed?

What will happen on vacation, breaks, nights or weekends?

Strategies Be familiar with the support documentation.

Be familiar with the support documentation.

Strategies for K12 Twitter Include and inform all stakeholders Acceptable/responsible use Parental consent Student assent Administrational approval Responsible and transparent classroom use will require your advocacy!

Include and inform all stakeholders

Acceptable/responsible use

Parental consent

Student assent

Administrational approval

Responsible and transparent classroom use will require your advocacy!

Strategies for K12 Twitter Be prepared to stay involved and immersed Monitor/listen to your brand or community Research your integration of search and search widgets (ongoing) Change account name when necessary Be mindful of password access or third party access (ie: Twitpic email address) Listening Engines * http://www.socialmention.com/ * http://search.twitter.com/ * http://www.whostalkin.com/ * http://www.samepoint.com/

Be prepared to stay involved and immersed

Monitor/listen to your brand or community

Research your integration of search and search widgets (ongoing)

Change account name when necessary

Be mindful of password access or third party access (ie: Twitpic email address)

Strategies for K12 Twitter Consider alternative tools/networks Twitter enhancements (Grouptweet, HootSuite) Other microblogging networks http://www.grouptweet.com

Consider alternative tools/networks

Twitter enhancements (Grouptweet, HootSuite)

Other microblogging networks

Grouptweet: Outsider view

Grouptweet: Insider view

Grouptweet: A simple setup Set up a Twitter account (private) for your group Register it at GT Establish mutual follow with members Send DMs to group account to post

Set up a Twitter account (private) for your group

Register it at GT

Establish mutual follow with members

Send DMs to group account to post

Grouptweet: Sample post d @pvia great class today! = via @hollyrae: great class today! Advantages Ability to create a private conversation Attribution is included Support presence on Twitter Disadvantages? Delays in posting Use may require training

d @pvia great class today!

= via @hollyrae: great class today!

Advantages

Ability to create a private conversation

Attribution is included

Support presence on Twitter

Disadvantages?

Delays in posting

Use may require training

Additional microblogging networks Microclassroom Edmodo.com Enterprise (domain based) Yammer.com Present.ly SocialCast.com White Label Twingr.com Open Source Laconi.ca Created with http://www.wordle.net

Microclassroom

Edmodo.com

Enterprise (domain based)

Yammer.com

Present.ly

SocialCast.com

White Label

Twingr.com

Open Source

Laconi.ca

In conclusion Twitter has safety and security liabilities Safety and security is a moving target Requires a strong & ongoing commitment Alternative tools can support many of the benefits with fewer safety considerations Bookmarks for this presentation http://delicious.com/hollyrae/twittering+education+symposium Other microblogging in education resources http://delicious.com/hollyrae/microblogging+education More eLearning with Emerging Technologies for Educators http://webinars.nmsu.edu and http://reta.nmsu.edu

Twitter has safety and security liabilities

Safety and security is a moving target

Requires a strong & ongoing commitment

Alternative tools can support many of the benefits with fewer safety considerations

Bookmarks for this presentation http://delicious.com/hollyrae/twittering+education+symposium

Other microblogging in education resources

http://delicious.com/hollyrae/microblogging+education

More eLearning with Emerging Technologies for Educators

http://webinars.nmsu.edu and http://reta.nmsu.edu