There is a fine line dividing what is considered ethical and unethical pertaining student and teacher interactions. When social media is incorporated into the classroom on a participatory basis, students who have access to social media should not have an advantage to those who do not. Equal treatment and benefits should be given to students whether they participate in social media or not. Students not only have easier communication access to teachers with their social media accounts, but also have a greater look into their personal lives.
Student and teacher interactions outside of school are a more controversial when done through social media. A study by O’Sullivan, Hunt, and Lippert in 2004 revealed that students had greater engagement and …show more content…
These could include pictures or posts about anything from speeding to the use of illegal drugs. A teacher is supposed to be a positive adult figure in the lives of students. Schools strive to implement good citizenship and morals into the lives of their students (Woodley). If a curious student comes upon a post that degrades the morals of teacher, he or she may find that they can do the same. This would go against what the school is trying to implement, so intervention would be …show more content…
Glendale School District in Glendale, California invests $40,000 annually to ensure that the public content posted on social media from their campus is appropriate. In Alabama, Huntsville City Schools more than doubles this amount of money spent to monitor social media. They spend $100,000 to have a security firm do the same (Shear). Although monitoring social media can take care of ethical issues in the social media of students and teachers, it also brings some ethical concerns to the table. Some may think that this monitoring is an invasion of privacy, but they are actually just going through information that everyone else in the world has access to. If a school invested in a monitoring system for social media, but an ethical issue that required disciplinary action was not detected by the school and instead was later caught by the police or other officials, the school could hold legal liability, which is a large risk. Authenticating accounts with incriminating content is another liability that could cause issues within a school district (Shear). So if monitoring social media is not the best, most convenient way to prevent unethical affairs, what would
Student and teacher interactions outside of school are a more controversial when done through social media. A study by O’Sullivan, Hunt, and Lippert in 2004 revealed that students had greater engagement and …show more content…
These could include pictures or posts about anything from speeding to the use of illegal drugs. A teacher is supposed to be a positive adult figure in the lives of students. Schools strive to implement good citizenship and morals into the lives of their students (Woodley). If a curious student comes upon a post that degrades the morals of teacher, he or she may find that they can do the same. This would go against what the school is trying to implement, so intervention would be …show more content…
Glendale School District in Glendale, California invests $40,000 annually to ensure that the public content posted on social media from their campus is appropriate. In Alabama, Huntsville City Schools more than doubles this amount of money spent to monitor social media. They spend $100,000 to have a security firm do the same (Shear). Although monitoring social media can take care of ethical issues in the social media of students and teachers, it also brings some ethical concerns to the table. Some may think that this monitoring is an invasion of privacy, but they are actually just going through information that everyone else in the world has access to. If a school invested in a monitoring system for social media, but an ethical issue that required disciplinary action was not detected by the school and instead was later caught by the police or other officials, the school could hold legal liability, which is a large risk. Authenticating accounts with incriminating content is another liability that could cause issues within a school district (Shear). So if monitoring social media is not the best, most convenient way to prevent unethical affairs, what would