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And God said, "Trust not the tinyurl, for it is subtle and quick to abuse your trust." And it came to pass, that Robert did click the tinyurl and was assaulted from behind by gay pr0n popups. And God said, "wtf? I told you..." -The Book of Stein

As school districts explore the use of social computing throughout the school day and as an approach to extend instruction, many educators are making the decision to create a wiki, publish video online, or to participate in blogging, social networking or virtual worlds. Social media guidelines encourage educators to participate in social computing and strive to create an atmosphere of trust and individual accountability. Teachers who must hide their online activity because of nonexistent social media guidelines risk losing their jobs and reputations. A better approach is to collaboratively develop a policy that is acceptable to administrators, school board members, teachers and parents allowing for involvement in the global conversation in which many are contributing.