Student Blogs Ni Tawlits

Sept. 18, 2010 TOLITS

Student BlogsMark a New

Frontierfor School Discipline


What is Blogging? A new use for the Internet is

the relatively recent phenomenon is called blogging.

Blogging is a widely used means of communication for millions of Internet users around the world.


Function of Blogs: Blogs, which are web sites

or weblogs where entries may be posted on a regular basis, frequently serve as online diaries or commentaries and may include text, images and links to other sources.


Based on the Studies: the Internet has had a profound

effect on education and social interaction patterns.

87% of all youth between the ages of 12 and 17 years old use the Internet.

it equates approximately 21 million teens online.


Uses of Blogs: for creative outlets for music

for creative outlets for poetry

for creative outlets for photographs

for creative outlets for film


Why has Blogging emerged as an important issue for secondary principals and educational

leaders?


Reasons: the sheer number of teens

engaged in blogging is significant

student conduct which takes place outside of school often affects conduct which takes place inside the school.


Facts: the world of cyber space has added yet

another dimension to an already complex and challenging legal environment.

the tension between technology and the law maybe eliminated when educators develop a clear understanding to their legal limitations within the context of the free speech rights of students.


Blogs Law:Under Section 230 of the CDA:

“No provider or user of an interactive computer service shall be treated as the publisher or speaker of any information provided by another information content provider.”


How Blogs can serve as

Effective Educatio

nal Tools?


“ As blogs and other new technologies emerge, it is essential that education

leaders familiarize themselves, their staff

members, and their students with the legal liability issues

that may arise when technology is used inappropriately. “


Some Pointers:The Children’s Internet Protection Act

(CIPA)

Under CIPA, Providers of Internet access to young people must certify that they have an Internet safety policy and technology protection measures in place to be eligible for certain federal funds.

Blogs have emerge as a unique form of free expression that has protection under the First Amendment.


Examples of Blogs:Friendster.com

Facebook.com

Twitter.com

Multiply.com


Friendster.com Friendster is an Internet social network

service. The Friendster site was founded in Mountain View, California, United States by Jonathan Abrams in March 2002 and is privately owned. Friendster is based on the Circle of Friends (social network) and Web of Friends techniques for networking individuals in virtual communities and demonstrates the small world phenomenon.


Facebook.com Facebook was founded by former-Harvard

student Mark Zuckerberg (while at Harvard) who ran it as one of his hobby projects with some financial help from Eduardo Saverin. Within months, Facebook and its core idea spread across the dorm rooms of Harvard where it was very well received. Soon enough, it was extended to Stanford and Yale where, like Harvard, it was widely endorsed.


Twitter.com Dom Sagolla, formerly of Odeo Corp.,

corporate predecessor of Obvious Corp., the company behind Twitter, tells the story of the micro-messaging service that has caught the imagination of everyone from from tech mommies to cable news networks, sports stars and Hollywood stars. It has become a source of breaking news and rumors. It is the new pulsating heart of the real-time Internet.


Multiply.com Multiply is a social networking

service with an emphasis on allowing users to share media – such as photos, videos and blog entries – with their "real-world" network. The website was launched in March 2004 and is privately held with backing byVantagePoint Venture Partners, Point Judith Capital, Transcosmos, and private investors. Multiply has over 11 million registered users.


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