In a technology age where individuals can share about their lives and opinions many people have forgotten how permanent and how far their words can travel.
Be careful what you say:
At school all emails are archived and can be retrieved.
At school voicemails are also archived, and your home voicemails/text messages can be saved and retransmitted.
Even personal email is not so personal – this is a exert from a Wired.com article about Google: “A document titled “Google Data Collection and Retention” listed all the ways that Google hoards user information. Google Checkout remembers credit card numbers. Gmail reads private email. Blogger saves draft posts” (emphasis mine).
And then there is Facebook, only your friends can view your posts and wall-to-wall messages, right?
In case you have not heard an Eagles employee was fired for one Facebook post – read this.
Be careful what you say and what you write. You do not know who’s eyes see it or who’s ears you are reaching.
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March 11th, 2009 at 2:31 pm
Well said Dave! Something we all need to remember.
March 12th, 2009 at 10:14 am
It is interesting how we are pushing into the Web 2.0 world where we can all collaborate and communicate via the internet, when there is such a fine line of appropriateness when it comes to that collaboration and communication. As educators we need to make sure we continue to focus on teaching students to be the best people they can be – people who would use this amazing technology meaningfully and with respect.