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EDUC W200 Week 11
PART III: INVESTIGATING DIGITAL IDENTITIES
EDUC W200 Week 11
THE WEB MEANS THE END OF FORGETTING
Your Online Identity
Wayback Machine
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THINK ABOUT YOUR PARTICIPATION ONLINE AS A DIGITAL TATTOO (ALSO REFERRED TO AS A DIGITAL FOOTPRINT)
The vast array of data points that make up “personal information” in the age of online media are nearly impossible to quantify or neatly define. Name, address, and phone number are just the basics in a world where voluntarily posting self-authored content such as text, photos, and video has become a cornerstone of engagement in the era of the participatory web.
Digital Footprints, Pew Research Center Report
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WHO CYBER-STALKS YOU? EVERYONE. THINK PAPARAZZI.
• Common practice for administrators and hiring committees to search for information on candidates online before interviewing and/or hiring them.
• Students, parents, and other teachers may also go online to find out more about you.
• Check your online personal info
• Specify who you are• Monitor what others
are saying about you
Controlling your Digital Identity
• Is your footprint conveying what you want to say about yourself?
What’s your Footprint? • Blog
• Wiki• Facebook• Twitter• Domain name
Taking Control
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HANDS-ON ACTIVITY
• Do you know what your digital footprint says about you?oReppler
• ULA demonstrationo What is your status?
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REAL STORIES OF TEACHERS ONLINE
• Special education teacher displays poster that depicts talking sperm and invokes a slang term for oral sex.
• Kindergarten teacher posted satiric shampoo commercial with a half-naked man having an orgasm in the shower.
• Special education teacher has page with bumper sticker: “You’re a retard, but I love you”
• A D.C. public schools educator offered this tip on her page: "Teaching in DCPS -- Lesson #1: Don't smoke crack while pregnant.
• And many more stories at Facebook Fired
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SHOULD YOU BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR WHAT YOU DO ON YOUR OWN TIME – OR ONLINE?
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OBVIOUSLY, THIS ISN’T ILLEGAL, BUT IS IT UNETHICAL?
• Obviously, this isn’t illegal, but is it unethical?o Obscene pictureso “I hate my students”o Drinkingo School-bashingo Racial slurs
• Washington Post Article• GCPS Handbook
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YOUR ONLINE IDENTITY AND THE JOB SEARCH
• One day you will have to find a teaching job. What would happen if the principals and administrators saw your Twitter account? Facebook account?o You can’t just delete it. You can be found.
• Employers asking to see applicant FB accounts
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ETHICAL ISSUES FOR EDUCATORS IN A TECH ERA
• What About Teachers?o Teacher doesn’
t set privacy settings correctly and loses job over rants.o Teacher pictured with alcohol from vacation pictures loses jo
b.
o Cohasset Supervisor Resigns Over Remarks About School, Students
• And there are others…, but what about students?o Student Facebook tirade against teacher is protected speec
h.
o Student Facebook status update/death threat results in suspension. (Warning: graphic/violent description)
o Student sue over school punishment for “racy” MySpace photos.
o A superstar teen loses chance to be featured by the Seattle Times because of distateful tweets
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THE “FACEBOOK LAW”
• Ban on teacher-student online talk is blocked, will be revised
• Teachers asked to 'unfriend' students on Facebook • Cyberbullying law protects teachers from students• When do students and teachers cross the line throu
gh social media?
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WHAT IS YOUR OPINION ON TEACHERS’ ONLINE BEHAVIOR AND CHOICES?• Should a teacher's online personal life be
allowed to impact his/her professional life? o Why or why not?
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THESE ARE ‘RULES’ THAT I (OR TEACHERS I KNOW) HAVE BEEN TOLD WHILE TEACHING…• If you eat at a restaurant in town, don’t drink• Don’t go to the pool in the neighborhood where you teach• Don’t attend bars, strip clubs, etc… ever• Don’t buy anything at any store in town that parents might
consider risky• Don’t attend movies in town that any parent wouldn’t want to
see you attending• For women, if you are a female single teacher and get
pregnant, you may be advised to quit or pretend to wear a ring.
• Dress like an adult. No cleavage. No belly-shirts. No peek-a-boo thongs.
• Talk like an adult (preferably G rated) anywhere.• Compose yourself like an adult and with restraint
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BASICALLY, IT BOILS DOWN TO…
• Anything that interferes with your ability to professionally engage with students or parents…
• Is it enough, to get enough people, mad enough...
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WHAT ARE SOME METHODS FOR IMPROVING YOUR DIGITAL FOOTPRINT AND GET HIRED?
The Privacy Policy of Facebook Tips for Online Profiles
• Profile Choiceso Don’t list profile for
searching (check on your options)
o Think about your network
o Do I really need to post this?
o What does it say about me
• Facebook Privacy Job-Aid
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FACEBOOK ISN’T THE ENEMY…
• Facebook Doesn’t Get Teachers Fired - Inappropriate Behavior Does
• http://cnn.com/video/?/video/tech/2010/09/08/dnt.facebook.in.class.ketv
• It’s our job to teach students about their digital footprint and how to appropriately act online.
