"There's no referee on social media": Challenges in educator professional social media use

Social media have become venues for self-directed professional activity for many educators. Although these activities are generally voluntary in nature and thus likely provide some benefits, professional social media use also features some drawbacks. We present challenges described by educators (N= 48) who had all actively utilized social media professionally over an extended period of time. Data were collected via semi-structured individual and focus group interviews. Four general types of challenges were experienced by the participants: intrapersonal, interpersonal, school community, and online educator community. Finally, we discuss the implications of these findings for educators, teacher educators, and education researchers. (C) 2019 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.