Teachers need to be aware that they can be held responsible for all the information they post online. Students, or even school administrators, can get access to their pages and if they feel that they are reading inappropriate material, action may be taken against the teacher. Let's review the consequences of the previous cases.
John Bush, a 52 yr. old physical education teacher, was fired for having an inappropriate, not pornographic, photogrpah on his website. He is currently fighting to get his job back.
Stacy Snyder, a student at Millersville University in Pennsylvania, was denied her teaching degree due to an "unprofessional" photo on her Myspace. The picture of her drinking with a Pirate's Hat on her head and a caption "Drunken Pirate" costs her a degree. The school refused to issue her a teaching degree and instead granted her an English degree.
These are just two examples of teachers whose private lives got intervened by a school board. Do you feel that teachers should lose their job for posting their lives on the Internet? Is it fair for them?
Monday, April 14, 2008
Blog 10: Introduction/ Home page
How much authority do you feel school administrators should have over teachers' personal, non-school affiliated social networking websites? Is it a violation of the Constitution to restrict teacher's free speech? This has been a very controversial issue ever since Myspace has taken over people's lives. Future teachers should be aware of the consequences of posting or befriending their students on Myspace. They are introducting their students' to different aspects and roles of their lives that may be considered inappropriate. There has been numerous threats sent out to teachers stating, "Watch what you post online," "not to join," or "the dangers of participating on Myspace outweigh the benefits." Teachers who are currently involved in Myspace and post information about their personal lives should be aware that this could lead to license revocations, suspensions, and written reprimonds. This website is designed for anyone, including teachers, future teachers, and students, who should be aware of the different situations that Myspace can enact.
Blog 9: Rules/Regulations
Currently, there are no existing laws that prevent teachers from having a social networking site such as Myspace. It seems to go according to town whether or not teachers can contribute to them. For example, Clark-Pleasant in Whiteland, is trying to pass a policy that places teachers and students legally responsible for what they post online. It seems like the cyberspace world is affecting students and teachers more and more each day.
According to eSchool news, the Ohio Education Association, also known as the OEA, advises future teachers to not join these sites. If they are on them now, they are warned to delete them. They stated that existing members should remove their profiles, and although it seems extreme, the dangers outweigh the benefits in these situations. In Landum, St. John's County School Board says teachers are allowed to have personal webpages but they can not post anything that is described as inappropriate. I feel that if teachers are to operate a Myspace page, they should be aware that their students may have access to everything they post. I do not think there should be rules though regarding whether or not a teacher should have a social networking site such as Myspace.
According to eSchool news, the Ohio Education Association, also known as the OEA, advises future teachers to not join these sites. If they are on them now, they are warned to delete them. They stated that existing members should remove their profiles, and although it seems extreme, the dangers outweigh the benefits in these situations. In Landum, St. John's County School Board says teachers are allowed to have personal webpages but they can not post anything that is described as inappropriate. I feel that if teachers are to operate a Myspace page, they should be aware that their students may have access to everything they post. I do not think there should be rules though regarding whether or not a teacher should have a social networking site such as Myspace.
Wednesday, April 9, 2008
Attention
1. On a daily basis, I interact with different media. When I am in class, I text my friends back if my phone goes off. When I'm home, I am either on the computer, exercising while using the ipod, or watching television only at night though or a movie. These different forms of media are a lot different from when I was younger. When I was between 5 and 10 yrs old, I read a lot more and was involved in a lot more outdoor activities than I am now. I didn't have a computer until my 6th grade in school so i was unaware of the different technologies besdies sega or nintendo, which did consume a lot of my time.
2. I spend time with my:
ipod: an hour a day
tv: maybe 30 min a day
radio 2 hrs a day (morning and night)
computer: approx 45 min to an hour
magazines: an hour a week
phone: allll the time throughout the day
3. When I write a paper, I usually have music on in theb ackground or the television. But sometimes, if I am getting too distracted, I have to shut it off because I will not finish my work. While driving, I always have te music on, especially if I am by myself. When I eat with my family, the television is sometimes on but nobody pays attention to it. While eating with my friends, there may be music on in the background, but if not, then it's just our conversation. When I am doing household chores, I need music or a movie to be on in the background. Even when I sleep, I need to either have the television or the radio on to fall asleep too.
4. When I relax in my spare time, I am usually reading one of the gossip magazines (highly addictive) or just relaxing and listening to music. I enjoy going on the Internet when I have nothing else to do. I text and am on and off the phone everyday.
5. Chores: washing dishes: 3, cleaning room: 4, vacuuming 3 3+4+3=10/3=3
Eating with family 2, friends, 2, by myself 5 4+5=9/3=3
Relaxation: driving 4, running 5, computer, 5, 14/3=4.2
School: studying 3, writing a paper 2, reading 4 = 9/3=3
I would say overall I am a little more on the hyperattention side than the deep attention.
6. I am more hyperattention because I can concentrate more when I am doing more than one thing. When I multitask, I feel like I can improve the amount of work that I get done. My mind gets very bored easily and I constantly have to be on the go. For the categories that I rated myself a 1, it is only because I know I really really really need to concentrate on one particular thing to understand it. I can not be focusing on everything else.
2. I spend time with my:
ipod: an hour a day
tv: maybe 30 min a day
radio 2 hrs a day (morning and night)
computer: approx 45 min to an hour
magazines: an hour a week
phone: allll the time throughout the day
3. When I write a paper, I usually have music on in theb ackground or the television. But sometimes, if I am getting too distracted, I have to shut it off because I will not finish my work. While driving, I always have te music on, especially if I am by myself. When I eat with my family, the television is sometimes on but nobody pays attention to it. While eating with my friends, there may be music on in the background, but if not, then it's just our conversation. When I am doing household chores, I need music or a movie to be on in the background. Even when I sleep, I need to either have the television or the radio on to fall asleep too.
4. When I relax in my spare time, I am usually reading one of the gossip magazines (highly addictive) or just relaxing and listening to music. I enjoy going on the Internet when I have nothing else to do. I text and am on and off the phone everyday.
5. Chores: washing dishes: 3, cleaning room: 4, vacuuming 3 3+4+3=10/3=3
Eating with family 2, friends, 2, by myself 5 4+5=9/3=3
Relaxation: driving 4, running 5, computer, 5, 14/3=4.2
School: studying 3, writing a paper 2, reading 4 = 9/3=3
I would say overall I am a little more on the hyperattention side than the deep attention.
6. I am more hyperattention because I can concentrate more when I am doing more than one thing. When I multitask, I feel like I can improve the amount of work that I get done. My mind gets very bored easily and I constantly have to be on the go. For the categories that I rated myself a 1, it is only because I know I really really really need to concentrate on one particular thing to understand it. I can not be focusing on everything else.
Monday, April 7, 2008
Lauren Collins - Friend Game
After reading about the suicide of Megan Meier due to ridicule and a fake account on the computer, I became more aware of the negative effects about Myspace. As we disucussed in class, Myspace, or the Internet, has no laws regulating fake accounts, therefore, it is accepted on the Internet. Anonymity on myspace is not illegal. Different features of the Internet, including anonymity, information intensity, interactivity, and the quick exchanges of information all together allowed this to happen. Because of this, Lori Drew was able to create a fake account with her 2 friends and daughter, posing as an 18 yr. old boy named Josh Evans. Apparently, the mother was trying to defend and retaliate for her daughter, who was getting made fun of. This relates to Rheingold's topic of flashmobs, when a group of people can gang up on an individual, as they did to thirteen yr. old Megan Meier.
This topic draws up many different questions about what should be legal and illegal over the Internet. Should there be a law against gake myspace accounts? Should you need to type in an ID number or personal information to verufy that you are who you say you are? The topic of responsibility is also boughten up. Are the parents responsible for their underage children going onto websites on the Internet? Or is myspace or the IPS at fault for allowing this to happen?
I think unfortunately there can be no law to regulate situations like this over the Internet. If any law was made, it limits other situations that can be beneficial. I think if people are going to create fake myspace accounts, it should depend on their intentions for doing so. If their intentions are to "frighten, disturb, or harass" then I believe yes, there should be consequences. But then again, how can you prove what someone's intentions are?
This topic draws up many different questions about what should be legal and illegal over the Internet. Should there be a law against gake myspace accounts? Should you need to type in an ID number or personal information to verufy that you are who you say you are? The topic of responsibility is also boughten up. Are the parents responsible for their underage children going onto websites on the Internet? Or is myspace or the IPS at fault for allowing this to happen?
I think unfortunately there can be no law to regulate situations like this over the Internet. If any law was made, it limits other situations that can be beneficial. I think if people are going to create fake myspace accounts, it should depend on their intentions for doing so. If their intentions are to "frighten, disturb, or harass" then I believe yes, there should be consequences. But then again, how can you prove what someone's intentions are?
Sunday, April 6, 2008
For April 7, 2008
Ryan did not show up for class on Wednesday so I was a little confused as to what do to with Frontpage. I tried the tutorial and just playing around with different layouts. Unfortunately, the computers in the computer lab are only limited to so much so I did not reach my full tutorial potential that I think I could have. I went home and experimented with Frontpage and learned the different website designs and layouts. I am still a little confused but I printed out the website study guide for it. I have my whole website designed out and planned my essays for each section. I just need to find a little more information on certain sections and I am done researching for my topic.
Monday, March 31, 2008
Web Design Layout
For my website, I am thinking about doing a linear design. I am going to have my major heading going across the top on all pages and having a menu box on the left side with links to my different pages. I plan on having a home link on the right side of the page. I am going to have a homepage, which is going to give a general summary of my website and the intent of it. Then on the left side of the page, there is going to be a box with links to my other pages. I am going to have a page regarding the rules and regulations of being a teacher in the myspace world and in our reality. My other linkes are going to include specific cases, consequences, and how to stay on a student-teacher level. I want my site to be informative, but also helpful.
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