Dear Dr. Woodard, A colleague and I are studying how mass communication educators are using social media in the classroom. Would you be willing to distribute the letter below to the listserv or e-mail list of the Minorities and Communication Division of AEJMC? We would greatly appreciate it. Best regards, Miglena Sternadori, University of South Dakota Hello, We are conducting a survey to better understand how mass communication instructors are making use of social media as part of their interaction with students. You’ve been selected to participate because you are a mass communication educator. By participating you would help us better understand the community you are a part of as well as other communities across the Web. If you are at least 18 years old, you are eligible to participate in the survey. The survey takes about 10 minutes to complete and asks you about your use of Facebook and Twitter. You can take it at a time convenient for you. We will keep all information confidential; however, federal regulatory agencies and the University of South Dakota Institutional Review Board (a committee that reviews and approves research studies) may inspect and copy records pertaining to this research. Your participation is anonymous. The researchers will not know the identities of individual participants or be able to match answers with a person’s identity. No identifying information will be present in the final report. There are no known risks from being in this study. You may choose to enter a drawing, in which you would be eligible to win one of 10 Visa cards worth $25 each by entering your e-mail address on a website not linked to your answers. The only other benefit is that you will have the opportunity to share your experiences and add to existing knowledge about uses of social media. Your participation in this research study is completely voluntary. If you decide not to be in this study, or if you stop participating at any time, you will not be penalized or lose any benefits for which you are otherwise entitled. You are free to stop taking the survey at any point, even after you have begun. You do not have to answer any question you’d rather not answer. If you have any questions, concerns or complaints now or later, you may contact us at the numbers below. If you have any questions about your rights as a human subject, complaints, concerns or wish to talk to someone who is independent of the research, contact the University of South Dakota’s Office for Human Subjects Protections at (605) 677-6184. By clicking on the link to move forward, you acknowledge that you have been informed of both the risks and benefits of this study, are eligible to participate, and agree to participate. If you choose not to participate, simply close this window to exit the survey. Thank you for your time. Go to http://tinyurl.com/25bh5yp to continue. Miglena Sternadori University of South Dakota 414 E. Clark Street Vermillion, SD 57069 (605) 760-0995 [log in to unmask] Jeremy Littau Lehigh University 33 Coppee Drive Bethlehem, PA 18015 (610) 758-6520 [log in to unmask]