Take a look at the following article from the Feb.6th issue of the Chronicle of Higher Education.
http://chronicle.com/free/v55/i22/22a00104.htm
My questions for you are
1. Where do we draw the line between public consumption and privacy?
2. How do you feel about your teachers, professors and administrators having similar online, social-networking means as you?
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I think that they are people to. I think they should keep it personal and not let it combine with their work. All of their friends should be their friends not students. They have the right to have a social-network too.
ReplyDeletei think that the line between public consuption and privacy is blurry because people to not think before they make their lives public. many people, especially young teens and people new to the cyber world, assume that what they post will only be seen by the people who it is intended for. What that do not relize is many people can stumble upon it or certain things maybe searched by a "preditor" or someone who is seeking that type of information.
ReplyDeleteI think that it is OK for a teacher to have a facebook acct however I do think that should consider having two... one personal with only their friends and one one an "instructor" level which she could excepts students only or set to public. I feel that there are some intraverted students that may feel confortable asking the teacher questions or getting a little extra information about the class from a site they are familiar with. Teacher and professors are people too and they have just as much right to interact and socialize on websites as their students. They just need to be a little more aware and as teachers they already should know that because of training on student teacher relationships.
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ReplyDeleteI think teachers do have a right to use online social networks. but like students, they have to be aware of how much information they put out about themselves. Anything they put out can be veiwed by the public if they are not technically savvy with the network. They should also separate their careers from their personal lives. Employers are now viewing profiles to find out more information on a person before hiring them. If they aren't careful, they can offend co-workers and can even be terminated.
ReplyDeleteThere's a new trend now in higher ed. where teachers are actually using networking sites and online "worldbuilding" and community games like Second Life to build their curriculum. Crazy!
ReplyDeleteThe new age of communication has come up very fast for everyone! I think everyone has atleast a Facebook or Myspace nowadays. People should be careful about what they put online. If you dont want it to be public or someone to know, DO NOT PUT IT ONLINE! It's just that simple.
ReplyDeleteAs for the professors communicating with their students, I feel like that should only be for academic perposes, not for social reasons.
Teachers, professors, and administrators all have the right to communicate how they want. If they want to have a facebook then so be it. The way they live their personal lives shouldn't reflect how well of a teacher or professor they are. People tend to forget that people in the educational field also have lives of their own and they're just the same as us. However, they need to be aware of how they are speaking to the students and what they are saying because no matter how they are communicating it is not ok to speak a certain way to a student. Other than that, they shouldn't be punished for having a life.
ReplyDeleteI completely disagree with companies and schools using social-networking profiles to make descisions about people. It is just stupid. That is your personal time. It is not the school or company's business what you do on you own time. If you are off the clock, they have no business using anything you do or say against you.
ReplyDeleteBut, since they do use it against you, you should definitely be cautious what you post on websites; especially ones that are open to the general public.
Everyone can sign up on Facebook, doesn't matter it's a professor or a student. It's just simply a social network for people to communicate. Yet, there are certain information that users should not post it online so everyone can read it. Who knows your innocent comment can fall to the wrong hands. The "friends only" option setting could be a problem to some who has over 100 friends on their list. Therefore, users should be awared about who the friends are before accepting their requests. To be safest,online users should keep their personal things away from public consumption, no matter what it's facebook or other networking sites. For professors or students who need to communicate for academic purposes, they should go through emails.
ReplyDeleteI don't find any of my professors have a facebook or myspace. So, I have no idea whethere they are online talking about students and their work life or not ...
ReplyDeleteIt can be hard to draw that line between public consumption and privacy.A person, especially in a professional career, should be careful with what they say or do to not offend anyone or let their secrets be known.I don't see any problems with teachers and professors using social networking.However, they should make sure it is private and only have their outside of work and school friends on there to have access.I could understand if they set up a separate account just for their students, but only use it as a mean for contact and questions concerning school.
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I personaly feel that if it is on the web/internet there is no privacy, its up for the whole world to see. If a person would like things to be private then they should not post them on the web.
ReplyDeleteAs far as my professors and teachers haveing the same social network as me i don't see a problem with it. They are entitled to a life beyond the classroom just like we are. They don't control our lives so we shouldn't try to control there lives.
My name is Maritza Miranda.I feel teachers and professors have the right to use online social network like any body else.I think they should keep any private information to themself that later can affect their lives.Teachers and professor always have to remember that,they are good role model to the students.
ReplyDeleteI don't think our social networks should be used as a means to judge us. It is our right to have privacy on our network instead of being looked at to see if we are good people or not. I think that professors should have the right to a facebook or myspace. I just think it would be better to only add friends instead of co-workers and students. If they are just trying to use it for communication, emails are just as good.
ReplyDeleteI believe that proffessors should be able to have online social networks like the rest of us. I do however think that they should be cautous about the information they post and how close the relationships with students become. Everyone teacher, mom, student etc. should be watchful about how much info we post on the internet about ourselves!
ReplyDeleteFirst of all, I think there is no privacy online. People should be careful about information they put out online because anybody can have access to this information. I don’t see any problem if a teacher , a professor or an administrator have similar online, social-networking as me or any other student. He or she is a person as me who needs to socialize with other people and have fun. Now, they should be able to determine the purpose of this social-networking, it is for professional or personal reason. Then they are going to know what kind of information should be public and private.
ReplyDeleteToday’s society is quite more open to putting their business “out there” for the world to see, compared to those who grew up in era where Omg!!! You didn’t have a Myspace or internet!!! Some of the professors or teenagers have conformed to the society where computers seem to be the center of everyone’s sanity. Unfortunately, this has cost some people their jobs, and/or reputation.
ReplyDeleteYou’re a professor and are up-to-date with the “in-thing” like having a Myspace and/or Facebook, great! However, you should probably have enough sense to not put unprofessional business “out-there” for the world to see. After all, you are supposed to be a role-model and set a good example for your students. And if you MUST follow your rebellious side and go all-out and be a drama queen or king have enough sense to set your profile to private.
Teachers should be able to have social network accounts. They need to understand the line between teacher and student communication. Being a teacher or apart of any other company means keeping "the workplace" private. If you blurt out something on the internet, someone is bound to see it, even if you thought you put it on private. You should never blog about work matters on a public blog, try using email.
ReplyDeleteIt doesnt't matter to me if teachers have social networking sites. but, I don't think that they should be able to use your profile against you. This is why mine is blocked and you have to be my friend to see it. I really don't want anybody to be able to look at my stuff anyway. But you should never put something up on the internet that somebody could use against you!
ReplyDeleteTeachers are no different from any one else they are people. It doesn’t matter how they use face book or myspace as long as they are not posting nude pictures. As far as the article goes well I hope the teaching staff at the school can take a joke.
ReplyDeleteshinji
My major is eduacation and I feel that when you take the oath to become a teacher you watch what you do and how you act because it reflects in the community which in return comes back to your job.I dont feel this teacher made the right decision by broadcasting personal information over the internet.if she wanted to talk about something personal with someone she should have simply made a phone call or had a face to face conversation but she definately put herself in a bind by doing this!
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ReplyDeleteThere should be a line drawn between teachers and students as there should be a line drawn between parents and children. Teachers should not be friends with their students as parents should not be friends with their children Teachers are there to educate students and parents are there to raise children. Blurring the lines undermines the efforts of both. It destroys the ability of both to exert authority. The relationship of employers and employees is similar. I think that it is not a bad idea to set up blog sites such as this one because e-mailing professors makes it possible to communicate personally, where you are just posting things on the blog, and it is a public forum. I think teachers and professors should be able to open personal online accounts as long as it is kept strictly personal, and they do not fraternize with their students. I don't think anyone should have to give up their prospect of a personal life to become a teacher. (posted by David)
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