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Overview of 1b


 After reading through Reader 1 and focusing on the 3 main topics of it reading in more depth as I feel like this helps me to understand and retain information better. It really made me think about how often and usefully I use Web 2.0 professionally. I have had Facebook, Instagram and Twitter accounts for a few years but all for my own personal use... I have always been careful as to what I posted on these sites as I now realized how beneficial but also harmful sites are. So recently I have set up a profession Facebook and Instagram account for my teaching to keep my professional and personal life away from each other.

When posting on my teaching accounts, I have to think of ethical considerations whilst using the web. I have to consider “what I a say, participate in and discuss with others on the web it is important considerations for professionals.” (BAPP, Reader 1, 2016/2017)

So when using Facebook and other web 2.0 sources that provide me to connect with others, I need to consider issues such as confidentiality especially working with children, adolescent and adults in terms of permission and consent from legal parent/guardians. As in Kuehn’s article ‘Getting into Trouble on Facebook’ states that teachers using Facebook “are probably the most vulnerable group in danger from violations of boundary crossing between one’s personal and professional lives” (BAPP Reader 1, 2016/2017)

So for my new profession teacher accounts I have created a consent form for all the students I teach to ensure I have their legal parent or guardians permission (as all my students are under the age of 18) to post videos and pictures on these accounts.

   


                                                                                                         
       




Social media is also a major platform for advertising in my profession for  Dance Schools and new dance classes. There is no charge to set up pages on these Web 2.0 platforms, but on Facebook if you want to advertise and make it come up on people's pages who don't follow you can set a daily budget and Facebook will push it out there. You can also set the radius around towns and cities via 1km/5km/10km etc. Or you can even target people who have liked the page, or even friends of people, or people with a particular interest like, parenting, dance, film etc. By linking your Facebook page to other Web 2.0 platforms such as Twitter and Instagram it will automatically post on them when you post on Facebook. This way makes it a lot easier and faster to advertise.
There are also as you would say "old school" methods of advertising, such as Dance Magazine. Every ISTD member gets sent one so its's good way to promote any business and it also keeps you up to date with any changes and up coming events and news. For example the ISTD have been working on a new website which will be up and running in the next year or so. There is a sneak preview of the page in the dance magazine (issue no. 447 pg7). This website is to help “find the right dance teacher for you” and you will be able to update your dance profile once things are up and running and it will remain absolutely FREE to ISTD members. So not only that there is going to be a new website set up for qualified dance teachers to advertise them self but in fact is going to be free is a added bonus!



References.

  • DANCE Magazine. October-December 2016, Issue No. 477.

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