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.
Monday, March 24, 2008
Wikiepedia Experience
I thought I knew a lot about wikipedia (well, the basics of it) before this class. It turns out, after all, I was oblivious as to what when on. I didn't know hot to post anything on there, or that anyone could post anything for that matter as long as its relevant. I didn't realize their were strict guidelines and rules to follow in order to contribute to the wikipedia encyclopedia. The link to my entry is http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_privacy.
My entry was posted as:
My entry was posted as:
Teachers’ privacy on myspace has created controversy across the world. They are forewarned by The Ohio News Association [12] that if they have a myspace account, it should be deleted. Eschool News warns, “Teachers watch what you post online.” [13] The ONA also posted a memo advising teachers not to join these sites. Teachers can face consequences of license revocations, suspensions, and written reprimonds.
The Chronicle of Higher Education wrote an article on April 27, 2007 entitled A Myspace Photo Costs a Student a Teaching Certificate about Stacy Snyder. She was a student of Millersville University of Pennsylvania who was denied her teaching degree because of an unprofessional photo posted on myspace, which involved her drinking with a pirates’ hat on and a caption of “Drunken Pirate. Due to this, she was given an English degree.
John Bush, a 52 year old physical education teacher from St. Augustine, was fired over an inappropriate, not pornographic, picture that was posted on myspace. [14] What is considered inappropriate is up to the discretion of the school board.
Wednesday, March 12, 2008
Wikipeida Entry
==Teachers and Myspace==
Teachers’ privacy on myspace has created controversy across the world. They are forewarned by The Ohio News Association http://blogs.sun.com/learningcurve/tags/myspace that if they have a myspace account, it should be deleted. Eschool News warns, “Teachers watch what you post online.” http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/top-news/related-top-news/?i=50557;_hbguid=49a1babb-b469-4a85-a273-292a0514d91d The ONA also posted a memo advising teachers not to join these sites. Teachers can face consequences of license revocations, suspensions, and written reprimonds.
The Chronicle of Higher Education wrote an article on April 27, 2007 entitled A Myspace Photo Costs a Student a Teaching Certificate about Stacy Snyder. She was a student of Millersville University of Pennsylvania who was denied her teaching degree because of an unprofessional photo posted on myspace, which involved her drinking with a pirates’ hat on and a caption of “Drunken Pirate. Due to this, she was given an English degree.
John Bush, a 52 year old physical education teacher from St. Augustine, was fired over an inappropriate, not pornographic, picture that was posted on myspace. http://www.news4jax.com/education/10835756/detail.html What is considered inappropriate is up to the discretion of the school board.
Teachers’ privacy on myspace has created controversy across the world. They are forewarned by The Ohio News Association http://blogs.sun.com/learningcurve/tags/myspace that if they have a myspace account, it should be deleted. Eschool News warns, “Teachers watch what you post online.” http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/top-news/related-top-news/?i=50557;_hbguid=49a1babb-b469-4a85-a273-292a0514d91d The ONA also posted a memo advising teachers not to join these sites. Teachers can face consequences of license revocations, suspensions, and written reprimonds.
The Chronicle of Higher Education wrote an article on April 27, 2007 entitled A Myspace Photo Costs a Student a Teaching Certificate about Stacy Snyder. She was a student of Millersville University of Pennsylvania who was denied her teaching degree because of an unprofessional photo posted on myspace, which involved her drinking with a pirates’ hat on and a caption of “Drunken Pirate. Due to this, she was given an English degree.
John Bush, a 52 year old physical education teacher from St. Augustine, was fired over an inappropriate, not pornographic, picture that was posted on myspace. http://www.news4jax.com/education/10835756/detail.html What is considered inappropriate is up to the discretion of the school board.
Monday, March 10, 2008
Wikipedia Entry
I was going to try to post under the "myspace" section of Wikipedia but it has a block over the editing part. I went under teachers and found a "misconduct" section which I am going to try to post there.
Teachers owning a Myspace website can also be considered misconduct. Although their page may be set to private, school officials such as the Ohio Education Association, (http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/top-news/?i=50557;_hbguid=49a1babb-b469-4a85-a273-292a0514d91d) have warned that they should watch what they post online. “OEA advises members not to join [these sites], and for existing users to complete the steps involved in removing their profiles." Teachers are warned that the consequences outweigh the benefits of having this site.
Teachers have been resulting in license revocations, suspensions, and written reprimonds for having what officials consider "inappropriate" material posted on their site. John Bush, a 52 year old physical education teacher, was fired for having an "inappropriate" photograph, not pornographic, on his webpage. (http://www.news4jax.com) The meaning of "inappropriate" is up to the discretion of the school board.
Stacy Snyder, from Millersville University of Pennsylvania, was denied a teaching degree due to an "unprofessional" picture posted on her site. The Chronicle of Higher Education reports that on April 27, 2007, "A Myspace Photo Costs a Student a Teaching Certificate." Her photo consisted of a picture of her drinking from a red, plastic Solo cup with a pirates hat on with the caption "Drunken Pirate." Due to this, she was only given a degree in English.
Teachers owning a Myspace website can also be considered misconduct. Although their page may be set to private, school officials such as the Ohio Education Association, (http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/top-news/?i=50557;_hbguid=49a1babb-b469-4a85-a273-292a0514d91d) have warned that they should watch what they post online. “OEA advises members not to join [these sites], and for existing users to complete the steps involved in removing their profiles." Teachers are warned that the consequences outweigh the benefits of having this site.
Teachers have been resulting in license revocations, suspensions, and written reprimonds for having what officials consider "inappropriate" material posted on their site. John Bush, a 52 year old physical education teacher, was fired for having an "inappropriate" photograph, not pornographic, on his webpage. (http://www.news4jax.com) The meaning of "inappropriate" is up to the discretion of the school board.
Stacy Snyder, from Millersville University of Pennsylvania, was denied a teaching degree due to an "unprofessional" picture posted on her site. The Chronicle of Higher Education reports that on April 27, 2007, "A Myspace Photo Costs a Student a Teaching Certificate." Her photo consisted of a picture of her drinking from a red, plastic Solo cup with a pirates hat on with the caption "Drunken Pirate." Due to this, she was only given a degree in English.
Monday, March 3, 2008
Research Plan
For my project, I am going to be reasearching teachers who have a myspace account and their privacy rights. How much authority should school officials have in monitoring teachers non-school affiliated websites over the internet? Is this a violation of the First Amendment? I want to take a look at different situations where teachers have been found on myspace and the consequences they faced or potentially can face.
Purpose: I want to show that teachers should not be monitered over the Internet for information that is not school affiliated. If teachers and students are not friends on myspace, they should not be getting into trouble for what is posted on their sites. I understand they are role models for students, but if the students do not have access to their page, I feel they should be able to use a social network to connect with their friends, if it has no connection to their job.
List of information: So far, I have came across different cases where teachers either lost their job or face charges due to their myspace. There was a 52 yr. old gym teacher named John Bush who got in trouble for having an "inappropriate" (not pornographic) photograph of himself on myspace. The definition of "inappropriate" is up to the discretion of the school board and administration. There was also another case where a student was given an English degree instead of a teaching degree due to her "unprofessional" myspace photo.
Sources:
http://personalweb.about.com/b/2006/04/04/teacher-investigated.htm
http://itwire.com.content/view/11772/53/
www.eschoolnews.com
The Skyline View Online
Purpose: I want to show that teachers should not be monitered over the Internet for information that is not school affiliated. If teachers and students are not friends on myspace, they should not be getting into trouble for what is posted on their sites. I understand they are role models for students, but if the students do not have access to their page, I feel they should be able to use a social network to connect with their friends, if it has no connection to their job.
List of information: So far, I have came across different cases where teachers either lost their job or face charges due to their myspace. There was a 52 yr. old gym teacher named John Bush who got in trouble for having an "inappropriate" (not pornographic) photograph of himself on myspace. The definition of "inappropriate" is up to the discretion of the school board and administration. There was also another case where a student was given an English degree instead of a teaching degree due to her "unprofessional" myspace photo.
Sources:
http://personalweb.about.com/b/2006/04/04/teacher-investigated.htm
http://itwire.com.content/view/11772/53/
www.eschoolnews.com
The Skyline View Online
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