Digital Smarts - Educators and Social Media

For many educators, using social media is a double-edged sword. It can be a great way to engage students or communicate with parents, but it also can be difficult to navigate when schools don’t have explicit written policies about usage. How can teachers use social media for good in the classroom and for communicating with parents? Some insight into what happens on the “other side of the desk” appears in an article entitled “Helpful Or Harmful? Educators Struggle With Social Media” on the National Public Radio Illinois site.