Comments on: Ohio Teachers And Online Social Networking http://blog.ceaohio.org/wordpress/index.php/2007/11/23/ohio-teachers-and-online-social-networking/ Presented by the Columbus Education Association Sat, 17 May 2008 04:40:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2 By: Columbus Education Association » Blog Archive » Ohio Teachers And Online Social Networking: Part 3 http://blog.ceaohio.org/wordpress/index.php/2007/11/23/ohio-teachers-and-online-social-networking/#comment-147 Columbus Education Association » Blog Archive » Ohio Teachers And Online Social Networking: Part 3 Mon, 21 Jan 2008 01:40:10 +0000 http://blog.ceaohio.org/wordpress/index.php/2007/11/23/ohio-teachers-and-online-social-networking/#comment-147 [...] online social networking sites such as Facebook and Myspace. Blogger reactions were documented in Part 1 and Part 2, but bloggers […] online social networking sites such as Facebook and Myspace. Blogger reactions were documented in Part 1 and Part 2, but bloggers

]]> By: Publius http://blog.ceaohio.org/wordpress/index.php/2007/11/23/ohio-teachers-and-online-social-networking/#comment-29 Publius Fri, 23 Nov 2007 12:35:19 +0000 http://blog.ceaohio.org/wordpress/index.php/2007/11/23/ohio-teachers-and-online-social-networking/#comment-29 One of the major functions of our union (be it CEA, OEA or NEA) is to make us aware things that could adversely affect our careers, be it certification requirements or online activity. That's what they're doing-- warning us that the 'net is something that can be seen by everyone, not just friends and family but parents and students. It doesn't take many keystrokes to get a comprehensive Google search on someone. Not satisfied with simple credit checks or background checks, employers are Googling potential employees before making the decision to hire people. What you might have put online during college and that you thought was funny then, or is an inside joke among friends could get you into pretty hot water as a teacher. I think the perception is that any teacher who uses either Myspace or Facebook is automatically guilty of moral turptitude-- after all, "only perverts are on Myspace or Facebook" some would say. The whole "ABCs of Betrayal" series didn't help much, either. McCarthyism for teachers is alive and well in Columbus, thanks to the Dispatch. One of the major functions of our union (be it CEA, OEA or NEA) is to make us aware things that could adversely affect our careers, be it certification requirements or online activity. That’s what they’re doing– warning us that the ‘net is something that can be seen by everyone, not just friends and family but parents and students.

It doesn’t take many keystrokes to get a comprehensive Google search on someone. Not satisfied with simple credit checks or background checks, employers are Googling potential employees before making the decision to hire people.

What you might have put online during college and that you thought was funny then, or is an inside joke among friends could get you into pretty hot water as a teacher. I think the perception is that any teacher who uses either Myspace or Facebook is automatically guilty of moral turptitude– after all, “only perverts are on Myspace or Facebook” some would say.

The whole “ABCs of Betrayal” series didn’t help much, either. McCarthyism for teachers is alive and well in Columbus, thanks to the Dispatch.

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