[LM_NET] Teachers Risk Trouble

[Nancy Willard <nwillard@CSRIU.ORG>]

Here is an article that ought to make the rounds of your schools as a
"teachable moment."

Teachers Risk Trouble By Posting on Social Sites

http://www.cleveland.com/education/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/isedu/1194789
383283370.xml&coll=2

"A search of MySpace finds three profiles of people who say they are
teachers - one says she's an animal in bed, another has taken drugs and
likes to party, and a third says his mood is "dirty," The Columbus Dispatch
reported Saturday.

The profiles could be the work of malicious pranksters, but the three
examples appear legitimate, with all types of personal and professional
information, including full résumés, the Dispatch said."

Apparently the Ohio Education Association has sent a memo discouraging
teachers from using social networking sites. I think this is the wrong
message. How about: "Never post anything online you would not want to see on
the front page of your state's largest newspaper."

Duh! <sigh>

All the best,

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
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)

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