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Flickr: Zawezome By Jennifer Roland Teens are savvier than we might give them credit for when it comes to knowing their privacy boundaries on social networking sites. According to a recent Pew Internet study , 62% of teens surveyed said their posts can only be seen by friends, and 19% said that their profile is “partially private so that friends of friends or their networks can see some version of their profile.” Still, digital citizenship entails more than just protecting oneself.
Teaching and Modeling Good Digital Citizenship
Building a career isn’t what it used to be—and we’re not talking about the sputtering economy or the 13.3 percent unemployment rate among 20-to-24-year-olds.
Your Reputation Is Your Résumé
Privacy in a Networked World
danah boyd articulates the move from private to public in online spaces about as well as anyone, I think: Social media has prompted a radical shift. We’ve moved from a world that is “private-by-default, public-through-effort” to one that is “public-by-default, private-with-effort.” Most of our conversations in a face-to-face setting are too mundane for anyone to bother recording and publicizing. They stay relatively private simply because there’s no need or desire to make them public. Online, social technologies encourage broad sharing and thus, participating on sites like Facebook or Twitter means sharing to large audiences.
Martin Lindstrom: What A Baby's Digital Footprint Does to Families
<img src="http://timeopinions.files.wordpress.com/2011/11/aaa42-28735319.jpg?w=480&h=320&crop=1" alt="Children electronic footprint" title="Children electronic footprint"/> Last year, the Internet security firm AVG reported that 92% of American children have an online footprint before the ripe old age of 2 years old. Their digital presence often begins with their first image — a sonogram — being posted online. Each subsequent shot, from birth to birthday party, is shared on social networks. In fact, 7% are born with a pre-established email address, and a further 5% have a social network profile.eSafety
Doc Zone - Episode - Facebook Follies
Love it or hate it, Facebook is the world’s most successful social networking site. And whether you use it or not, it is fundamentally changing the way people connect and communicate. Facebook is easy to use and so far, more than three-quarters of a billion people all over the world have signed up.
6 Most Powerful Search Engines for Social Networks
Social network search engines are designed to do this. They can filter out all the unnecessary results you might get if you used a regular search engine for your query. In this article, I’m going to cover the most powerful social network search engines. If you want to be able to gather the results you need without having to search each social network individually, look no further.
This is the second in a series of online safety discussions. Please be sure to check out Jill Rooney’s recent article for Edudemic ‘ The Student’s Guide To Staying Safe Online ‘ for even more tips and tricks. Most students are familiar with and active users of mobile technology.
The Teacher’s Guide To Keeping Students Safe Online
I’ve seen some rather rough criticism of Facebook over the years as they have lurched from one fiasco to another but this infographic, which I found on my cyberspace travels today, kind of sums it all up in a rather dry sarcastic sort of way. By the time you’re finished, you’ll probably be seriously considering finally deleting that Facebook account and going over to Google Plus once and for all! No person or company is perfect.
INFOGRAPHIC: Facebook’s Wall Of Shame?
The (Very) Unofficial Facebook Privacy Guide [DOWNLOAD]
Time to lock your Facebook settings and private profile information. Facebook doesn’t make this easy, however; features are constantly added and the default for each new one seems to favor transparency instead of privacy. This handy guide outlines everything you could ever want to know about locking down your privacy on Facebook, and a few things you probably didn’t even know you wanted to know. There are a bunch of important but not so obvious things regarding Facebook privacy.
Teaching Screenagers:Character Education for the Digital Age
Our current technological trajectory promises unfathomable, roller-coaster innovation with no braking system. While the ride is exciting, it moves so quickly that we typically don't have time to think about the possible unintended consequences that might accompany it. The result is that we find ourselves unable to effectively respond to hot-button issues like cyberbullying and sexting because they seem to come out of nowhere. Our challenge is to find ways to teach our children how to navigate the rapidly moving digital present, consciously and reflectively.
I was reading in the newspaper today about companies charging up to $50,000 offering online reputation management services . These companies work with small businesses or even individuals and suppress negative comments, bad photos or negative feedback. They do this by flooding search engines with articles, photos, comments and links that paint a more positive image about the business or person. This got me thinking, maybe as teachers we need to show students how to create their own positive digital footprint and encourage them to do so. Until now my digital citizenship and cyber safety talks have focused on the dangers of a negative digital footprint. I have been promoting the “think before you post” message.
The power of a positive digital footprint for students — Edjudo
Google claimed “the website and advertising campaign aim to empower users to tackle their online security concerns and make more informed decisions about their internet use”. Anthony House, Google’s Communications and Policy Manager added that “Everyone wants to stay safe online, but many people aren’t confident that they know how to." Five tips from Google & the Citizens Advice Bureau to stay safe online: 1.