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This social media policy is a good example of catholic school specific policy that states the scope of the policy and covers appropriate use and responsibilities for the school board, principal, staff and students. The policy recognises the benefits of social media in catholic schools as a tool for communication and learning (a rare thing for catholic schools).

This is an example of a very simple policy that establishes purposes of social media and ICT within the school, guidelines for use, expected behaviours and consequences for deviating from expected behaviours. This policy comes in the form of an agreement to be signed by both parents and students to ensure the policy is understood and adhered to. The agreement links to a single page explanation of what the Facebook page is to be used for and the rights of the school to remove content as it sees fit. While not comprehensive, it is a nice, simple policy/agreement that sets some ground rules.

This social media policy is very comprehensive. It links the social media policy to the school's mission and values and covers the aim and purpose of the policy as well as that of the use of social medial. This policy also sets out the rights and responsibilities of all parties involved in the school community. It explains definitions of terms to ensure clarity and also lists five extra resources for those who want to find out more about policy that governs social media in schools.

Yidarra's social media sets out appropriate use of social media for both staff and students. It has a lengthy list of inappropriate use of social media, making it very clear what is not acceptable. This policy is unique in that it also has a section dedicated to privacy with an appendix dedicated to the use of images and link to a form for parental permissions.

An example of an actual policy, this is clearly written, in accessible language, and there is support for the use of online communities with students for educational purposes if the explicit procedures and expectations are followed. The policy for the personal use of social media clearly outlines what is and is not acceptable and there is excellent practical advice for teachers to consider in order to maintain professional standards. My only question is has this been reviewed? It is dated February 2011 with a review date of March 2012 but this is the only version available (from CEO Sydney website) as of January 2015.

This 23 page handbook limits the social media policy of the school to three lines on page 20. While this is an example of a very simple social media policy is makes very clear what is unacceptable behaviour and the consequences of said behaviour. This policy is directed at students and parents. While this policy may not seem as comprehensive as some other examples, it has the advantage of not confusing readers with terms, definitions, scope etc. that readers may ignore entirely and gives a very clear message.