This document outlines the agenda and assignments for an educational webinar on applying social media. It includes 4 projects for candidates to complete: 1) Designing and implementing a professional development module on using social media for instruction; 2) Creating a personal social media plan and reflection; 3) Designing a public service campaign to promote digital citizenship; and 4) Researching and developing an acceptable use policy for social media. The projects are designed to help candidates learn how to incorporate social media into teaching and learning, while ensuring its safe, legal and ethical use. The document provides due dates between December 6-20 for submitting the completed assignments.

1. Educational Applications of
Social Media
Webinar/ Discussion
Session 2
October 15th , 2015
New Date: October 22nd, 2015

2. AGENDA
1. Welcome
• Social Media Project – Due December 6, 2015
• Acceptable Use Policy Project – Due December 13, 2015
• Digital Citizenship Project - Due December 20 , 2015
• Professional Development Plan – Keystone Final Project
DESIGN, PLAN and IMPLEMENTATION report.
Candidates will design and create a professional development module that demonstrates
the use of social media for instruction aligned with national content and ISTE technology
standards. Select teachers will implement the plan and the report the effectiveness on
teaching and learning. For this assignment choose a social media tool, i.e. blog, twitter,
wiki, or facebook, as the topic for a professional development you will do with colleagues.
2. Questions

3. Social Media Networking Project – 15%
Candidates will design a personal plan for a social media site, you will decide which social media venue
you will focus on. Candidates will carefully decide ; who should they should follow to stay-up-to-date
with their topic; how often they will post; and how often they will interact with other users.
Candidates will be assess according to their plan and how well they were able to follow through and a
reflection they write based on their experiences.
1. Select a Social Media Site (you can use something you already have)
2. Complete Pre-Survey
3. What topic will your Social Media venue focus on (select 2 or 3)
4. How often will you dedicate time to interact?
5. You must stick to a 2 week time frame.
6. Complete Post-Survey
7. Write a one page reflection
See Assignment LINK for Project details
Due Date: December 6th , 2015

4. Digital Citizenship Project
• Candidates will design a public service campaign using a web 2.0 tool to
promote digital citizenship for social media educational applications, i.e.
equitable access; safe, healthy, legal and ethical uses of social networking;
diversity and global understanding. The public service resources will be
designed as professional development resources to support other teachers’
use.
Due date December 20th 2015.

5. Acceptable Use Policy Project
Part 1. ISTE C 5a - Candidates will research, design and develop an
acceptable use policy (AUP) for social media in P-12 teaching and learning. The
AUP will address equitable access to digital tools applicable for classroom and/or
school wide use for administrators, teachers, parents and students.
Part 2. ISTE C 5b - The AUP will include the purpose of social media, its
benefits and precautions for safe, healthy, legal and ethical uses of digital
information and technology by administrators, teachers, parents and students.
Due date december 13th 2015.
FERPA CIPA IAUSP – NYCDOE Social Media Guidelines
ISG – Middle Town 6-12 Grades (NYCDOE)