The CEA Blog has been trying to keep up with the flurry of online discussions centered around an Ohio Education Association (OEA) memo distributed in early October warning members to stay away from online social networking sites such as Facebook and Myspace. Blogger reactions were documented in Part 1 and Part 2, but bloggers continue to sound off on the memo. More after the jump.
In Part 1, The CEA Blog highlighted the worldwide discussion regarding the memo the Ohio Education Association (OEA) distributed to Ohio teachers, warning them to stay away from online social networking sites such as Myspace and Facebook. Your Association followed OEA’s lead, with an article in this issue (pdf) of The CEA Voice.
The online discussion regarding the appropriateness of teachers using social networking sites has continued since the publishing of “Part 1″. Click on the jump below to read the highlights of the most recent blogosphere discussions.
In October the Ohio Education Association (OEA) sent out a memo to all of its members, warning them of the potential danger to their career by participating in online social networking sites like Facebook and Myspace. Your Association followed OEA’s lead, warning members about the pitfalls of online social networking sites in this edition (pdf) of The CEA Voice.
In mid-November, the Columbus Dispatch examined teacher online behavior in this recent article, and the combined effect of the OEA memo and the Dispatch article prompted a flurry of blog posts from across the world.
Click on the jump below to read what non-CEA members have written across the blogosphere about this emerging threat to teachers.