Creating a Positive Digital Footprint (without putting your foot
in it!) Diana Maliszewski ECOO October 20, 2011 Slide 2 Teachers,
online? Slide 3 Danger, danger? Slide 4 OCT Professional Advisory
Slide 5 OCTs Multi-Media Message Slide 6 Slide 7 Already there!
Slide 8 ECOOs Response ECOO Encourages Responsible Use of Social
Media Educational Computing Organization of Ontario Encourages
Responsible Use of Social Networking by Teachers For immediate
release 18/04/2011 (Toronto) - The Educational Computing
Organization of Ontario (ECOO) is encouraging teachers to continue
using social media such as Facebook and Twitter in the wake of a
professional advisory issued by the Ontario College of Teachers.
The OCT advisory is a timely and valuable resource for educators,
says ECOO President Bill MacKenzie, but it shouldnt dissuade
teachers from using technology and social media and teaching its
appropriate use. Since the release of the advisory, our
organization has heard from teachers across the province who are
very concerned that they should not be using social media tools
with their students. We believe this is not the case. The Ontario
College of Teachers issued a Professional Advisory on the Use of
Electronic Communication and Social Media to its 230,000 members on
April 11, 2011. The advisory provides important guidelines for
teachers and administrators on how best to use social networking
tools with students. While the Ontario College of Teachers is
correct to remind its membership to be careful when using new
powerful communication tools, says MacKenzie, the advisory clearly
supports teachers responsible use of electronic communication and
social media tools such as Facebook and Twitter. For over 30 years,
ECOO has supported and celebrated the effective use of technology
in Ontario classrooms through conferences, competitions,
newsletters, special interest groups, and affiliation with the
International Society for Technology in Education. ECOO believes
that students need help learning how to navigate, evaluate, and
effectively use technologies safely and appropriately. Not all
students are digital natives with the innate ability to navigate
these new technologies effortlessly, says MacKenzie. Our teachers
have a responsibility to lead by example, demonstrating and
teaching the appropriate use of technology and social media. ECOO
applauds the Colleges recognition of the importance of technology
to communicate with and to engage students in todays world. ECOO
believes that the professional advisory is a helpful first step
towards encouraging effective and appropriate use of new
technologies by teachers. We welcome the opportunity to engage with
the College and teachers in a dialogue on this important issue,
says MacKenzie. We invite the OCT to work with us to develop
helpful resource materials to support use of these powerful tools
by Ontarios teacher to engage our students. The Educational
Computing Organization of Ontario exists to share and disseminate
information and to advocate and promote the effective use of
computers and associated technologies in the education
process.Ontario College of TeachersInternational Society for
Technology in Education Slide 9 Digital Footprint, Defined
http://dsc.discovery.com/convergence/koppel/interactive/interactive.html
Tony Fish My Digital Footprint A Digital Footprint is the data
trace or trail left by someone activity in a digital environment.
Digital Footprints are not your digital identity or your passport
but it does have strong links to meta data, internet privacy,
trust, security, digital reputation, recommendation, CRM, VRMdata
tracedigital environmentdigital identitypassportmeta datainternet
privacytrustsecurity reputationrecommendationCRMVRM (taken from
http://newmedia.wikia.com/wiki/Digital_Footprint)http://newmedia.wikia.com/wiki/Digital_Footprint
Me? Im calling my digital identity my footprints, though it might
be technically incorrect. Plus, I like the footprint image! Slide
10 My little mistake Slide 11 My cautious tactics Twitter &
YouTube Didnt join until 2009 Made an account in 2006 & never
used it Email Lied about information Avoided most things requiring
email signup Facebook Did not use real name No photos, no tagging,
no friending anyone Slide 12 My change of heart Slide 13 Guides
http://pipedreams- education.ca/2010/10/11/my-footprints/
http://dougpete.wordpress.com/2011/09/17/do
nt-do-stupid-things-part-xxiv/ http://youthprivacy.ca
http://www.priv.gc.ca/index_e.cfm Slide 14 Strategies
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DONtbXwvHbQ
http://mzmollyTLsharespace.pbworks.com Slide 15 Places Twitter
Personal blogs Wikis Personal websites Official publications (board
websites, etc.) Slide 16 My devils advocate Slide 17 Results
Graphic made by Stephen Smith, M. Ed. Student, using Be Funky,
after finding me to interview based on an online panel I was on
