Create: Reflect on the needs for your individual Communication Plan. Then, construct a general outline that includes the following:

• Welcome email (generic for all courses)
• Personal notes versus mass communication to stakeholders (appropriate times)
• Stakeholders
• School policies regarding communication
• Tools available for effective communication

Provide the communication outline in your blog.

Post in your blog: The communication outline with your reflection.

Welcome email (generic for all courses): Greetings Parents, Guardians, Students and School facilitators. My name is Dr. Randye Beran and I will be the online instructor.

Next week, Monday August 5, I will be holding a live meeting session to help you get familiarized with the platform, online learning and course expectations. 

Personal notes versus mass communication to stakeholders (appropriate times): Personal notes will be on a individual basis using email or phone call. Mass communication can be sent in various forms, either through mass tex (Remind)m email or newsletter. 

Stakeholders: All stakeholders will receive regular communication from me. Parents will be CC’d in student emails pertaining to grades and scores.  

School Policies regarding Communication: School policy is to communicate with the instructor only to the school email provided to you. Social media or any another forms of communication are not allowed.

Tools available for effective Communication: The tools that will be available to have effective communication will be one or any of the following, email, Remind texts, phone calls, email blasts, newsletters.

Artifact: Provide the digital resource in your blog. The created, finished product may come in one or more of the following forms: a digital chart/poster/info-graphic, an audio recording or podcast, a digital slideshow, or a digital video.

Create: Using the information from this lesson, create a digital resource that highlights the various stakeholders in online learning. Are there other stakeholders within an online environment not considered in this lesson?

Answer: How can one refrain from violating FERPA and TCPA guidelines in online communication? What methods could be employed to verify that copyright is not being violated? Does copyright require that all work, images, words, and graphics must be original?

In order for a teacher to refrain from violating FERPA they should not give out personal information, such as student records or grades. In order for a teacher to refrain from violating TCPA, the should not use any automatic telephone dialing system, or an artificial or prerecorded voice, to any number assigned cellular service.

In order to make sure copyright laws are not being violated, teachers should make students aware of the laws, and credit all sources for any material they use that is copyrighted or how to reach out to the original author to ask for permission. Copyright does require that all work be original, for these rules one must see their specific licensing. Copyright can also go hand in hand with plagiarism and digital tools such turnitin.com can help a teacher verify the authenticity of student work.  “Fair Use Act” allows for parts of works, images, words and graphics to be used for educational and research purposes. Students/Teachers can use the “Transformativeness” essentially a user uses copyrighted material but a) adds value or b) re-purposes for a different use which allows for a new/different audience.

Answer: How have your individual communication skills changed with the innovations in technology? How have advancements in technology altered classroom communication? Will these change further?

With the change in technology, my communication style has had to change as well. I love to talk to people, in person, on the phone, any way. Many times what you want to say someone does not translate well over email. If I need to have a serious conversation with a student or a parent, I will oftentimes email the student and say come see during these hours, or email the parent and say, “When would be the best time to reach you by phone?” For shorter check-ins, I will just be cognizant of my tone and how the language might come off. If it is strictly an online platform, a time when you can have face to face dialog with individual students set up would be valuable.