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It has already happened that "some educator" has been charged for an inappropriate Facebook picture. See link below. This is why even though I have a FB account, I will never "friend" a student, no matter how well I know them. Emily Warner http://tech.msn.com/news/articlecnet.aspx?cp-documentid=18747391>1=40000 ********************************************************************************************************************** Emily L Warner, Library Media Specialist North Canaan Elementary School 90 Pease St North Canaan, CT 06018 (860) 824-5149 x105 nceslibrarian@hotmail.com > Date: Tue, 24 Mar 2009 07:03:26 -0600 > From: jdavidson@USD393.NET > Subject: Re: One more FB Comment > To: LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU > > This is very much like when my first superintendent told me never to give a > student a ride in my car, no matter what. Do colleges and bosses of new > teachers no longer caution new teachers about inappropriate student contact > and being careful about how things look? > > Jenni Davidson > > -- > Jennifer Davidson > jdavidson@usd393.net > District Librarian > USD 393 > Solomon, KS > > On Tue, Mar 24, 2009 at 2:50 AM, Sarles Patricia (18K500) < > PSarles@schools.nyc.gov> wrote: > > > Gail said: > > > > "I think we would all be wise to take a wait and see attitude because I > > think it's just a matter of time before some educator will be charged with > > an offense (guilty or not) through a Facebook type of contact." > > > > Nancy said: > > > > "This is already happening. The school attorneys have been telling me that > > they are having increasing problems with this. It just has not hit the news > > in a major way. Usually, they just fire the teacher and hope nothing hits > > the media. " > > > > This is not exactly about a teacher, but it is about a person in some kind > > of authority over his charges. > > > > "A PRISON officer has been sacked after 13 criminals, including a murderer, > > were discovered among friends on his Facebook page." > > > > http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,25234866-663,00.html > > > > _____________________________________ > > Patricia Sarles, MA, MLS > > Librarian > > Damrosch Day Treatment School > > NYC Department of Education > > 750 Jennings Street > > Bronx, NY 10459 > > voice: 718 378-0006 x2172 > > fax: 718 589-9544 > > p s a r l e s @ s c h o o l s . n y c . g o v > > http://damroschlibrary.blogspot.com/ > > http://robinhoodlibrarians.wikispaces.com > > > > "Ten guards and the warden couldn't have torn me out of those books. Months > > passed without even thinking about being imprisoned....I had never been so > > truly free in my life." - Malcolm X > > > > "Some kids go to the library ... Others to the street. But they can't go to > > the libraries if the libraries are closed." - Officer Dombranski, NYPD > > > > "The best morals kids get from any book is just the capacity to empathize > > with other people, to care about the characters and their feelings. So you > > don’t have to write a preachy book to do that. You just have to make it a > > fun book with characters they care about, and they will become better people > > as a result." - Louis Sachar > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: School Library Media & Network Communications on behalf of Nancy > > Willard > > Sent: Mon 3/23/2009 10:42 PM > > To: LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU > > Subject: Re: One more FB Comment > > > > Gail said > > > > I think = > > > we would all be wise to take a wait and see attitude because I think it's > > j= > > > ust a matter of time before some educator will be charged with an offense > > (= > > > guilty or not) through a Facebook type of contact. > > > > This is already happening. The school attorneys have been telling me that > > they are having increasing problems with this. It just has not hit the news > > in a major way. Usually, they just fire the teacher and hope nothing hits > > the media. > > > > One member of this list communicated privately to me telling me of a young > > teacher in her district who simply got headed in the wrong direction with a > > student - fortunately stopped before any actual physical involvement. But > > he > > is not teaching in the district any more. > > > > The problem is not older more established teachers who have been around the > > block more than a few times - and who are unlikely to be ones who students > > are going to flirt with (no offense intended - I would put myself into that > > category also ;-)). The problem is setting an environment where this is > > perceived to be acceptable for all teachers. > > > > The younger teachers who are the ones far more likely to get into trouble. > > They are more likely to be actively socializing on FB, have adult friends > > who are also really into socializing, and simply have not yet been in the > > position to recognize and know how to deal with situations when students > > have formed a crush - and they are also the ones who are more likely to > > have > > students interested in them for relationship purposes. > > > > These are the young teachers who are going to get into trouble. I am not > > talking about the true predator type. I am talking about young teachers who > > are simply going to get into a trap and not recognize that they have until > > things have gotten into a place where their jobs and credibility have been > > very damaged. And were it not for FB communications I do not think this > > harm > > would occur. > > > > I have spent a long time researching and thinking about how use of > > technologies can interfere with ethical decision-making. This is ever since > > when I was an attorney in the 80's (told you I was old) and I was giving > > lectures to teachers and librarians on copyright laws and those 5 inch > > floppies. I would have teachers/librarians say things: But nobody ever gets > > caught. The software is too expensive. The companies are making big bucks, > > and we schools have nothing. I'm doing it for the kids. So I have spent a > > long time reflecting on online decision-making. > > > > Interacting with students online will lead some younger teachers - who > > would > > not otherwise engage in inappropriate behavior with students - to do so. I > > guarantee you this is happening and will happen. Which is why I strongly > > believe that this is a practice that should be prohibited. > > > > AND I would equally as strongly argue that it is ESSENTIAL that schools > > establish web 2.0 environments that are for students and teachers to > > interact in an educational - non-social - environment. We can't prepare > > students for their future in classrooms designed to serve our past! > > > > Nancy > > -- > > Nancy Willard, M.S., J.D. > > Center for Safe and Responsible Internet Use > > http://csriu.org > > http://cyberbully.org > > http://cyber-safe-kids.com > > http://csriu.wordpress.com > > nwillard@csriu.org > > > > Cyberbullying and Cyberthreats: Responding to the Challenge of Online > > Social > > Aggression, Threats, and Distress (Research Press) > > > > Cyber-Safe Kids, Cyber-Savvy Teens: Helping Young People Learn to Use the > > Internet Safely and Responsibly (Jossey-Bass) > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Please note: All LM_NET postings are protected by copyright law. > > You can prevent most e-mail filters from deleting LM_NET postings > > by adding LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU to your e-mail address book. > > To change your LM_NET status, you send a message to: > > listserv@listserv.syr.edu > > In the message write EITHER: > > 1) SIGNOFF LM_NET > > 2) SET LM_NET NOMAIL > > 3) SET LM_NET MAIL > > 4) SET LM_NET DIGEST > > > > * LM_NET Help & Information: http://lmnet.wordpress.com/ > > * LM_NET Archive: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/archive/ > > * EL-Announce with LM_NET Select: http://lm-net.info/join.html > > * LM_NET Supporters: > > http://lmnet.wordpress.com/category/links/el-announce/ > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Please note: All LM_NET postings are protected by copyright law. > > You can prevent most e-mail filters from deleting LM_NET postings > > by adding LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU to your e-mail address book. > > To change your LM_NET status, you send a message to: > > listserv@listserv.syr.edu > > In the message write EITHER: > > 1) SIGNOFF LM_NET > > 2) SET LM_NET NOMAIL > > 3) SET LM_NET MAIL > > 4) SET LM_NET DIGEST > > > > * LM_NET Help & Information: http://lmnet.wordpress.com/ > > * LM_NET Archive: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/archive/ > > * EL-Announce with LM_NET Select: http://lm-net.info/join.html > > * LM_NET Supporters: > > http://lmnet.wordpress.com/category/links/el-announce/ > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > -- > Jennifer Davidson > jdavidson@usd393.net > District Librarian > USD 393 > Solomon, KS > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Please note: All LM_NET postings are protected by copyright law. > You can prevent most e-mail filters from deleting LM_NET postings > by adding LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU to your e-mail address book. > To change your LM_NET status, you send a message to: listserv@listserv.syr.edu > In the message write EITHER: > 1) SIGNOFF LM_NET > 2) SET LM_NET NOMAIL > 3) SET LM_NET MAIL > 4) SET LM_NET DIGEST > > * LM_NET Help & Information: http://lmnet.wordpress.com/ > * LM_NET Archive: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/archive/ > * EL-Announce with LM_NET Select: http://lm-net.info/join.html > * LM_NET Supporters: http://lmnet.wordpress.com/category/links/el-announce/ > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail® is up to 70% faster. 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