My latest online course topic has made me come to the realization that I'm not doing enough to teach my kids about digital citizenship! Lucky for me they haven't all received their own devices yet, so there's still time! Better late than never, right? I've already started finding online, kid-friendly resources to share with them about digital citizenship, such as this cute little video here: http://www.abcya.com/cyber_five_internet_safety.htm ABCYa always has such good games for my second graders.
It's been recommended that I reflect on my own digital footprint. This article scares me a little: http://www.careerbuilder.com/Article/CB-916-Getting-Ahead-Will-Your-Social-Networking-Profile-Get-You-Hired-or-Fired/ I don't see a problem with employers looking prospective candidates up online, but what scares me is that so many people have the same name as me or people could unknowingly post things online involving my name. This is the exact reason I have to approve it when someone tries to tag me in something on Facebook. Even my own sisters are guilty of tagging me in photos that I don't wanting floating around on the internet, because they purposely try to catch me at the most embarrassing times. One good thing I have going for me is that I hate alcohol, so I don't have to ever worry about someone snapping a photo of me having a drink and it ending up online. I couldn't imagine if one of my students found a picture of me like that. I would feel like I let them down and be so embarrassed since I should be a good role model. Technology can be a destructive tool, but it also has so many benefits. When I Google my name not too much comes up, and that's how I'd like to keep it! The less my name comes up online, the better, in my opinion. Unless of course it's for like the "greatest teacher ever" award or something lol! Even then, I wouldn't want my photo with it! I will be sure to educate my students about the importance of keeping a positive digital footprint, but I honestly prefer to have a nonexistent one for now. I have a Facebook account to keep in touch with people, but I'm a little leery of posting too much on it. There are so many people in this world that use technology for evil, so I at least want to make it a little harder for them. After thinking about the comment I made earlier about not drinking, I've realized it really doesn't matter because someone could easily Photoshop a picture of me holding anything imaginable... And that is why I often say technology can be the devil!
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