I read a recent article titled "Student Information Online" written by Jeff Utecht. In this article, Jeff talks about how to protect students online and where to draw the line with what information, if any, to put online about the students.
In reading this article it was interesting to me to see that Jeff said there has been so much research done that says that the Internet is NOT unsafe, but they are still worried about protecting their students. Where would you draw the line? Many people feel that it is entirely unsafe to put a student's, or anyone's, name with a picture on the Internet. If the safety of students is an issue, what can they do to protect the students? Some of the ideas listed on the website were do not post personal information, do not use last names and finally, only post pictures if given permission. I personally think these are great ideas to keep individuals safe online, but these things are not taken into consideration by the people who use sites such as MySpace, Facebook, or any other personal website.
The thing that was most important that I took away from this article was be safe online! Do not make stupid decisions online that will put your safety in jeopardy. Be safe and be smart!
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