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When was the last time you Googled your self? What did you find? Would you want an employer to see it? Would you want a student or their parents to see it? As educators your digital footprint is extremely important. Your online presents is available to anyone. Some forms of social media have safeguards so that we can keep people out. Others, like Twitter and Pintrest, are open so any member can see your activity. So that Tweet about the party you went to the other night anyone on Twitter can see that. Not only is it important for you to build a positive footprint it is important for our students to build a positive footprint. Below are somel links that will give you more information about the importance of your digital footprint. Read the post below and find one other article about digital footprints. Post your thoughts about digital footprints and the link to the article you read.
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Mary McGee
3/26/2013 02:59:08 am
I am lucky enough to have a fairly common name. I Google myself occasionally just to be nosy but there is really nothing that I am worried about. Most of what I find about myself is reviews of the autism center where I was executive director. I am very cautious about what I post in social media so that I do not have to worry about what potential students or employers might see. I looked at the article have you checked your Facebook apps recently, and I realized that I do not believe I have ever done this. I thought my FB was relatively "locked down" but I had over 100 apps that were still active. Yikes! Lessened learned!
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Laurel Thornton
3/26/2013 04:02:45 am
I do not have a common name but I still got a lot of hits for others with my name. I wonder if all employers would be able to differentiate between me and them. I would hate for someone to find information for the wrong Laurel Thornton that might reflect poorly on me. And I'll have to look into the facebook apps. Sounds scary!
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Melissa Lovette
3/26/2013 11:30:12 am
I also Goggled my name and found many hits as well. I do know what you mean about how will potential students and other employers will be able to differentiate. It's kinds scary! I looked up the images and some weren't so nice!
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Zech Bowman
3/28/2013 11:33:08 am
I do and don't have a common name because of the way that my name is spelled. If people aren't paying attention they will sometimes get the information on a player with for the Chicago Bears with the same name just spelled differently. I have had some of my students google me, my current principal has as well, and when they get back to school they seem to know a lot about me. Fortunately what they have is on my high school football career but still, it is very scary to know how much people can find out about you through a simple search.
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Caleb Haynes
4/1/2013 12:15:18 pm
I defintely agree it is a scary thing how much people can figure out about you just from a simple search. I feel like I do an alright job of trying to say and post appropriate things but you just never know who may be searching or looking you up.
Kayla Y.
3/30/2013 06:09:01 am
I've done well I think to not put anything that would be too detrimental to my image on the internet, but I learned a lot of helpful hints from different articles. I'll definitely have to look into my FB apps as well, I never thought about checking those!
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Laurel Thornton
3/26/2013 04:00:17 am
http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2008/12/how-googly-are-you-teaching-awareness.html
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Colie Trawick
3/28/2013 12:51:00 am
I agree!! If your embarrassed to show your mom or you would be embarrassed to tell someone about what you post then you just shouldnt do it.
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Cassandra Nappier
3/28/2013 01:17:42 am
You bring up a great point about potential predators. I watched a special on tv about a team that would demonstrate to families just how easy it is to find out the small details of our everyday life routines. The team introduced themselves to the family and then broke down the daily routine of each family member. All of the information was found on the internet and had been completed prior to meeting the family. They randomly picked a profile off of facebook and went with it. The family actually ended up being from a different state than where the team was located. The team was able to break down where the kids went to school, when their classes were, and when their practices were. They did the same for the parents as far as work schedules and when they went shopping, etc. All of this was found by status updates, logos on uniforms and t-shirts, and social media. Scary.
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Crissina Kemp
3/29/2013 01:25:58 pm
I thought that was a very good piece of advice you gave for everyone to think about what the post and how it would look to others in both their personal and professional life. After searching for myself and reading the other posts this week, I have decided to add an assignment to my class to have students search for themselves on the information to see what kind of information they will find. Then, I can teach them about their digital footprint and how to manage and clean it up. I think students would be surprised at the amount and the kind of information people can find on the internet about them.
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Kayla Y.
3/30/2013 06:10:39 am
I definitely agree that educating everyone on digital footprints is highly important. I like to think that I do pretty well too in monitoring what I post on the internet. Some people that I come across though make me wonder if they even think about what they're doing before they act!
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Dane Frazier
3/26/2013 04:39:07 am
I think that one should be aware of what people can find out about them on the internet. The reality is that kids of todays age aren't doing anything different then kids 20 years ago its just that now there are social networking sites that they like to post what they have done through statuses and pictures. Some of this stuff can't ever be removed from the internet even if is removed from ones page.
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Melissa Lovette
3/26/2013 12:08:29 pm
Yes, my daughters watch Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders and one young lady made it to the top 20 or something like that. She was about to move into the next level, but then the big wigs in the company found an inappropriate picture of her on the internet and she was cut from the team. The young lady said her ex-boyfriend had taken the picture and put it out there a long time ago to get back at her. Needless to say, Dallas Cowboys didn't care, she couldn't represent the Cheerleaders so she was cut. I told my daughters, I hope that young lady learned a lesson and see what can happen....your future can be compromised because of a stupid decision.
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Cassandra Nappier
3/27/2013 04:45:19 pm
Melissa,
Heather Carlton
3/28/2013 12:38:29 am
Yikes! I know Miss Teen Delaware had to give up her crown recently because a raunchy video was found of her online. I wish people would think more about these things!!!
Armegis Spearman
3/30/2013 05:14:59 am
I agree that some of the same situations were around years ago and that the situation has drastically changed today. We are all under the gun when it comes to how we post and who we associate with. People don't understand that simple posted pictures can affect your job status! If kids aren't taught the facts of the new hiring process and the effects of their actions, the entire job seeking process may be a major problem in their near future.
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Melissa Lovette
3/26/2013 12:01:06 pm
I felt the articles made some good points especially the tip if you've not used it in the last six months, deactivate it. I do think it's also important for young people or anyone actually to realize that once it's out there it's out there. Many employers look obviously due in part to good representation for their company. Many people often get themselves in sticky situations and realize later they have some less appealing items about them floating around. It's a good idea to know what to do in those situations as well even though I don't know there's not much you can do. Although, the web is a great place for sharing it must be used with responsibility. Whatever you put out there could ruin your reputation.
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Heather Carlton
3/28/2013 12:35:54 am
What you say online can definitely cost you your job! I just read last week that someone was fired from their job for what they posted online about the Steubenville rape case.
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Cassandra Nappier
3/27/2013 04:42:18 pm
Up until I read this blog, I had not really (or at least recently enough that I can remember) googled my own name. However, after reading our prompt I became intrigued. I found a few people to have the same name or one letter off of spelling. Honestly, I wasn't surprised at what I had found. I knew that my Twitter, LinkedIn, and Facebook would show up. I am however, surprised at how little was found out about me. Even when I went into full detail by using my middle name, less was found. Everything that I had found was either something I had created to my benefit for seeking employment, something describing my current employment, or my pinterest page. Since my information has so little to offer, I wouldn't mind whomever has the time to google me, to look at it.
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Heather Carlton
3/28/2013 12:30:30 am
I have heard of a lot of people that google someone before agreeing to go on a date with them. I'd say that's pretty smart and a good way to keep yourself safe.
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Colie Trawick
3/28/2013 12:54:02 am
Yes! Google everyone before you go on a date! You will be surprised at who the person really is. I know from experience!
Cassandra Nappier
3/28/2013 01:12:02 am
I honestly have never thought about that. I guess I always thought that if there wasn't much on me, then there wouldn't be much on a potential suitor.
Heather Carlton
3/28/2013 12:27:27 am
I've googled my name before. Aside from my FB and twitter (both private), and LinkedIn, there's really not a whole lot that pops up. There is actually another lady from my hometown with the same name, so a lot of her information showed up in my search. When I finished my undergrad and started applying for jobs, I made sure that all my person social networking pages were private. I think students need to be reminded of this more so all throughout college!
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Colie Trawick
3/28/2013 12:48:21 am
I agree there should be a balance of traditional and progressiveness when it comes to technoloy for our students. We can't just take it away from them but maybe we teach them how to make it a more productive tool for them to use in life.
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Colie Trawick
3/28/2013 12:43:02 am
I read all four links because this is such an interesting topic to me. I have this conversation so much with my younger brother and former players. As well as my younger AAU players. I try to discuss with them the importance of recognizing what you decide and dont decide to post. I actually have a rule with some of my younger players that if they decide to follow me on FB or Twitter then I am allowed to let them know If I think something is inappropiate.
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Wendy Walker
3/29/2013 02:25:13 am
I agree with you to be cautious, especially of pictures. You never know what someone else may post of you thinking it is nothing and them it can blow up into something big.
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Crissina Kemp
3/28/2013 09:09:27 am
I read the newsletter article, "Managing Your Digital Footprint: Think Before You Post" in the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center at the link below.
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Zech Bowman
3/28/2013 11:28:54 am
http://www.ikeepsafe.org/digital-citizenship-2/your-digital-footprint/
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Crissina Kemp
3/29/2013 01:19:08 pm
I have heard of employers doing an internet search on potential employees, but never had it happen to me. It really put the digital footprint in perspective to read you talking about how the principal did a search on you and knew quite a bit of information on you at the interview. I agree that it is very important for us as educators to monitor and think about the information we post about ourselves and also any information others may be posting about us. I also agree it is our responsibility at educators to teach our students how to properly manage their online information and protect it from potential predators, but also from themselves and the damage it can do to them in the future.
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Armegis Spearman
3/30/2013 05:20:31 am
I have also googled myself recently and really haven't gone far enough into it to find any negatives. I am pleased to know that my former career has nothing negative on me and that my actions haven't negatively affected me. I also feel that we must educate everyone that we know and associate with about the effects of negative footprints. Most of us have friends that love to post pictures that unknowingly could affect our lives in negative ways. This has been a very informative blog for myself and hopefully others.
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Wendy Walker
3/29/2013 02:47:49 am
http://www.commonsensemedia.org/videos/student-intro-video-digital-footprint
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Armegis Spearman
3/30/2013 05:08:15 am
The article I chose is called "Footprints in the Digital Age" http://www.ascd.org/publications/educational-leadership/nov08/vol66/num03/Footprints-in-the-Digital-Age.aspx
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Kayla Yount
3/30/2013 05:29:07 am
I have googled my name before, just out of curiosity. My last name isn't that common, but I did find many hits for my name and all of them weren't mine. It was crazy to me though that out of all of the information that is on the internet it was not hard to find me. My Facebook, and articles that I had been in for athletics at my school were right there on the first page of Google! The creepiest part for me was when I clicked on images and saw pictures of myself! It's crazy how much stuff we think is not available to the world, but we are way wrong in assuming that. My favorite advice that I got from the article was that if you aren't using it, then shut it down. Leaving it idle still allows for people to find your information, so just get rid of it if you aren't going to use it so that no one else can.
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Dane Frazier
3/31/2013 08:31:26 am
I have recently googled my name and it is crazy and kind of creepy how much stuff you can find online about yourself, just shows you have carful we all should be when putting our information online for everyone to see.
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Caleb Haynes
4/1/2013 12:03:35 pm
I definitely agree we have to be careful with what we put out there. My situation is a little different because my name is more common, but it still good to be cautious. I never really thought about if we don't use it we need to shut it down , so that is something I definitely feel like I learned that will be useful.
Caleb Haynes
4/1/2013 12:11:41 pm
http://www.open.ac.uk/careers/digital-footprint.php
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