EDUC W200 Week 11

INVESTIGATING DIGITAL IDENTITIESIntroduction Video: Protect Your Digital Footprint

EDUC W200 Week 11

SHOULD YOU BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR WHAT YOU DO ON YOUR OWN TIME – OR ONLINE?

EDUC W200 Week 11

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

EDUC W200 Week 11

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

EDUC W200 Week 11

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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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

• Teachers Use Facebook to Update Parents • It’s our job to teach students about their

digital footprint and how to appropriately act online.

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DISCUSSION

• How can you build your professional online identity? o Think about your e-Portfolio, e-book, and PLNs