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Mayor of Arlington, Oregon MySpace page contained photos 3 years ago Forced to resign from political position

Student at Millersville University in PA Posted ‘Drunken Pirate’ Photo on MySpace Denied degree and teaching license

The Honorable Alex Kozinski

28% of children have created their own blog 44% of online teens share their own creations online (artwork, videos, photos) 59% of online teens have created content for the internet Pew Internet & American Life Project survey of teens and parents October – December 2007

Steps to Taking Control Understand what has changed Consider appropriate use Identify inappropriate use Establish Policy

Creating Policies Don’t create policy in a vacuum Bud’s Blogging Policy –budtheteacher.com/wiki –Parent Letters –Sample blogs –Student created policies AHS Policy –tinyurl.com/2wtr9f

Get Proactive Gain first hand experience Be realistic Ask your students iSafe.org, wiredsafety.org, Netsmartz.org

Just the facts Assume everyone is going to see everything. –Nothing on the internet is private –An alias provides only minimal protection 44% of teens only use one screen name Source: Pew Internet & American Life Project Teens and Parents Survey –Deleted does not mean gone

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Don’t just remove it, blanket it Change the content at its source Request archives/cache be deleted –Google.com/remove.html Blanket it with newer, more relevant content

Teaching about Privacy Create a photoset and sort them into public vs. private Discuss why Facebook and Myspace ask you to specific your age Have students review each other’s pages and give them a privacy score. Set profiles to private

3 Basic questions Can I share this with my parents or teacher? Would I want a college recruiter or job interviewer to see this? Could this allow someone to find me and put me in danger?

Ed-Safe Alternatives – Elgg.net

Ed-Safe Alternatives – TakingitGlobal.org

EdSafe Alternatives - Ning

Ning Can be completely private No links to other networks Can use your own domain name

Trailblazing or trailing behind?

NSBA Creating and Connecting “The Internet and social networks are a reality in the lives of our students and will likely play an increasingly important role in their future. They will not always be online in protected environments so they must develop the tools they need to interact safely and responsibly online. “ Ann Flynn, NSBA director of education technology _netw.html

There’s a time to think, and a time to act. And this, gentlemen, is no time to think.

PowerPoint resumé? UIC requires ‘slideware’ presentation for MBA program Freeform space for students to say what is important Trying to identify students with creative spark

Make it work for you

Making it Work Des Moines, Iowa Students create both online portfolios for colleges and employers to find. Search for themselves to see what admissions will find about them. Tips Don’t lie Be Professional Show off and stay current Censor yourself and friends Edit, spell check and proofread Des Moines Register, July 19, 2007

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