2. SHOULD YOU BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR WHAT YOU
DO ON YOUR OWN TIME – OR ONLINE?
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3. WHO CYBER-STALKS YOU? EVERYONE. THINK
PAPARAZZI.
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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
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What’s your
Footprint?
• Is your footprint
conveying what you
want to say about
yourself?
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Blog
Wiki
Facebook
Twitter
Domain name
Taking Control
4. 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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5. ETHICAL ISSUES FOR EDUCATORS IN A TECH ERA
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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 job.
o Cohasset Supervisor Resigns Over Remarks About School, Students
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And there are others…, but what about students?
o Student Facebook tirade against teacher is protected speech.
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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6. WHAT ARE SOME METHODS FOR IMPROVING
YOUR DIGITAL FOOTPRINT AND GET HIRED?
The Privacy Policy of Facebook
Tips for Online Profiles
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Profile Choices
o 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
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Facebook Privacy Job-Aid
7. 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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8. DISCUSSION
• How can you build your professional online identity?
o Think about your e-Portfolio, e-book, and PLNs
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Editor's Notes
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