Presentation
https://www.sd5.bc.ca/school/jess/Parents/Documents/SD5%20Social%20Media%20Policy%202016.pd
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Policy and Regulations have been developed to provide all employees, as well as Trustees, with
guidelines to understand the impact of social media and electronic communication and their
appropriate uses in order to ensure professional communication standards and to mitigate both
the School District's employees', as well as Trustees', exposure to risk.
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This is due to the fact that social media is used for both professional and personal
reasons while at school
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As defined earlier, social media is all internet based applications and technologies. When
following protocol, it is important to realise that there is no expectation of privacy in and
capacity.
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There are also strict codes of conduct to follow by employees and employers when it comes to
social media. This is all summed up by the line that social media is an extension of the
workplace.
https://www.tdsb.on.ca/Portals/ward8/_m/docs/Twitter.pdf
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TDSB not only supports social media, but it encourages it as evident by a presentation that they
give and pass out yearly.
Here, the reasons why you should use social media re broken down
o Latest breaking news from any topic imaginable
o Networking and relationship-building
o Media relations
o Keeping in touch with friends and acquaintances
o Building trust and accountability with followers and wider education community
TDSB accepts social media and takes all steps and precautions necessary to ensure the safety
and professionalism of the staff using it
o In accordance with our law class last year, teaching does not stop after the school day
ends.
https://www.niagara.edu/social
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As a side note, even here at Niagara all the social media of the staff is listed and they must
follow all protocols listed in the first section I just spoke about