In addition to Shelly Terrell’s resources – That’s Not Cool (videos and website – which allows students to discover the consequences of their online choices),
Institutions should be teaching students about the importance of context in online communications, the fluidity of privacy, awareness of nuance, and the power of community-building through social media.
Students are learning and growing in tandem with faculty and staff. In the near future, judging someone’s social media postings from their pre-college days may be significantly reduced.
The Plagiarism Spectrum is a list of the 10 most common types of plagiarism. The 10 types have been “tagged” with digital 2.0 monikers to help spark recognition and enhance the stickiness of the types for students.
Children today, she said, are reacting online largely to social changes that have taken place off line.
“We need to give kids the freedom to explore and experience things online that might actually help them,”
“Danah is very good at figuring out how to crack those codes. And she’s made a strong case that teenagers are using the Internet in ways that are far more productive and creative and less harmful than people assume.”