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Digital Relationships - Towards Guidelines
Word clouds: Strengths/Opportunities & Weaknesses/Threats Placing guidelines in context of larger framework of appropriate behaviour (not within ICT per se)

Professionalism Appropriateness Safety

What guidelines are already in place?

Group discussion: (possibly will only manage two per session)
 * email
 * youtube
 * cellphone
 * social networking

To come: situation response...

Session 1 - SWOT analysis

 * Entering a time of more pervasive digital communication and blurring of public/private boundaries.
 * Whilst allowing unprecedented opportunities there is also a need, and desire amongst teachers, to be aware of and to work within generally accepted guidelines.
 * Teacher's Council's main reason for disciplinary action is inappropriate online communications between teachers and students.
 * As yet there are no guidelines as to the safe use of this new media and communication technology.

Identified below are areas we have identified for consideration but there will be others.

Preliminary to drawing up guidelines (next session) we will perform SWOT (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats) analysis to start to identify what should be included. We will then collate all ideas and present them back next session allowing guidelines to be agreed upon.

May apply to all areas of digital communication or may be specific to one or two. If specific then head up the post-it with the specific area it relates to. Otherwise just attach post-it in the appropriate quadrant.

Follow up
Gather all ideas from both weeks. Draw up preliminary guidelines, or general 'points' which can facilitate discussion and lead to something looking like guidelines by the end of the second session.

//Areas for consideration (there may be more)//: what content can be uploaded? should there be an approval process prior to upload - who approves? how should they be tagged? Should there be guidelines about what we view? Should there be a cap? How do we deal with limited bandwith? Uploading? Copyright? Should we discuss appropriate online behaviour with students?
 * Youtube**

public vs private -** protection from inappropriate 'linked' material 'friending' students - public perception - online relationships (see phone/email,im,skype, txt etc.)
 * Facebook/social networking

Is it ok for these to be hosted publicly or should they always be private? - benefits/dangers
 * Wikis/Blogs**

Do we give phone numbers/email address to students? School email address or other? Should there be a protocol for this interaction?
 * Mobile phones/email**

'online' time limitation - availability to students?
 * Workload**

//**A quick student survey**//
//Do you have access to a computer?// At home_ Somewhere other than home_ Not at all_

//Do you have access to a broadband internet connection// yes_ no_ don't know_

//How many hours on average do you spend online every week?// 0-2_ 3-5_ more than 5_

//Do you have a facebook account (or other social networking account - e.g. bebo, myspace...)?// yes_ no_

//If 'yes' how often do you check your newsfeed?// every day_ 3-4 times a week_ less than 4 times a week_

//do you read blogs and/or wikis?// often_ rarely_ never_

//what are you 2 favourite websites?//