Cybertraps for Educators

Frederick S. Lane

Putnam/Northern Westchester BOCES

Yorktown Heights, NY8 March 2017

The Four Millennials

Burlington School Bd.

8 Books

Computer Forensics

Lecture Overview• Millennials, Teens, and

Technology• Social Media and Privacy• Common Educator

Cybertraps• Preventative Measures

Millennials & Technology

• Born between 1980/83 and 1997/2000

• 80 million people• 50% of work force by 2020• A Better Name: “Cellulars”• Happy to use bytes to

show off their bits

How Teens Socialize• Texting (87%)• Facebook

(61%)• YouTube

(55%)• SnapChat

(46%)

• Twitter (35%)

• Pinterest (16%)

• Vine (16%)• Tumblr

(15%)

A Mobile & Social Future

Social IS NOT Private

Teaching and Technology• It’s a Generational Thing• “Digital Natives” Entering the

Teaching Profession• Anywhere, Any Time

Communication• Why Is Your Teacher Calling?• The Creeping Leprosy of Good

Intentions• Shifting Cultural Mores

Common Educator Cybertraps

• Inappropriate/Hostile Communications• Accessing Inappropriate or Illegal

Materials (Both at Work and at Home)• Cyberbullying, Cyberharassment, and

Cyberstalking• Identity Theft/”Catfishing”• Voyeurism/”Creepshots”• Solicitation, Sexting, Sextortion, and

Sexual Assault

Criminal Misconduct

Recent Headlines …• 14 Feb. – [MI] Teachers are caught on camera playing

vile 'f***, marry, kill' game about their teenage students in a crowded bar

• 21 Feb. – [KS] Two Kansas school administrators charged with failing to report suspected Child Abuse

• 26 Feb. – [NY] How midnight chats turn ‘empathetic teachers’ into ‘sexual predators’ [#interview]

• 1 Mar. – [MN] Henry Sibley teacher suspected of possessing child pornography

• 3 Mar. – [NJ] Sentencing delayed for ex-teacher who admitted to sexting with student

• 6 Mar. – [WI] “I’m in love with a kid:” Teacher charged with sexual assault of 11-year-old student

Preventative Measures

• Ongoing Education• Culture of Safety & Respect• Clear & Up-to-Date Policies

and Procedures• IT Supervision• Ethics & Cyberethics• Rinse & Repeat

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Cybertraps for Educators

Frederick S. Lane

Putnam/Northern Westchester BOCES

Yorktown Heights, NY8 March 2017