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Like our students and staff, it is just as important for us as leaders to monitor and shape our digital footprint. Check out the link below to a great infographic on e-reputation, then turn the page and find out how to start building your digital PLN
for jobs, running for elected office, or even trying to get a date in college seems difficult for them to imagine.” Further, after having students “mine the web” for information on random individual social media accounts, Mr. Morehouse states that “student reactions to this assignment are commonly a mix of fascination, worries about their own online choices, and at times a feeling of ‘creepiness’ when they discover they are much easier to learn about online than they ever imagined.” After presenting and assessing their findings,”…the final step in this lesson is for us all to walk through the privacy settings on students’ Facebook accounts to evaluate their importance and choose appropriate settings. At this point, they all make changes.”
Although this assignment may not be appropriate for all students/classes, it would make it real for students and their parents', and where there is uncertainty, such an exercise could make the topic very real for students and their parents. It could help show that if you are a good digital citizen using updated and appropriate security settings and making good choices about what you share online, you have nothing to fear. Your online “image” will reflect positively on you.
Submitted by:
Dr. Michael W. Meeks
Executive Director
Alabama School of Fine Arts
Do You Have An Administrative Online Presence?