Megan's post about an intern getting caught by his "social" life and our other in-class discussions about social networks being so invasive have led me to do some web digging. We've all been told to be cautious as to what we post online when we are applying for jobs as potential employers may "google us" and find out information we might not want them to know. But, what happens when we google our superiors? Are there professors or administrators on social networks?
The Ohio Education Association was worried about the same thing. They've recently sent out a memo discouraging any type of online profiles. "While this advice might seem extreme, the dangers of participating in these two sites outweigh the benefits," the memo read, according to the Columbus Dispatch. "Because of the high standards placed on school employees and the risk of job and career loss, the OEA recommends avoiding even the appearance of impropriety."
The memo also pointed out that anything found online about teachers could be used against them at disciplinary hearings. If anyone is found posting too much information online they could risk disciplinary action or even lose their teaching license.
So, what are your opinions?
Should other states carry out similar policies? Or, is this just being made in to too much of a big deal?
Monday, November 19, 2007
Teachers online?
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I think it's cool that some of our own communication professors have a Facebook page that they use to interact with students, but I can see where this could create drama in terms of conduct and offering TMI. On the whole I don't think professionals, teachers, etc should be barred from having profiles, but I think providing guidelines to employees to protect themselves is the best way to deal with this trend.
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