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Blair Peterson

Facebook and Privacy: Fired for Beer Photos? - Education - GOOD - 1 views

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    There are so many issues that come up for members of the community in today's online world. This article definitely makes one think about what they post online.
Blair Peterson

Web Privacy: In Praise of Oversharing - TIME - 0 views

  • The premise was simple enough: these early tech visionaries recognized that our private lives were inevitably going to move online, which meant that we were going to have to develop electronic curtains to keep the neighbors and the Feds from peering in.
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    Article on sharing personal stuff online with the world.
Blair Peterson

Big Data's Impact in the World - NYTimes.com - 0 views

  • United States needs 140,000 to 190,000 more workers with “deep analytical” expertise and 1.5 million more data-literate managers, whether retrained or hired.
  • His research involves the computer-automated analysis of blog postings, Congressional speeches and press releases, and news articles, looking for insights into how political ideas spread.
  • Big Data has the potential to be “humanity’s dashboard,” an intelligent tool that can help combat poverty, crime and pollution. Privacy advocates take a dim view, warning that Big Data is Big Brother, in corporate clothing.
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  • What is Big Data? A meme and a marketing term, for sure, but also shorthand for advancing trends in technology that open the door to a new approach to understanding the world and making decisions.
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    New types of jobs that have been created that are related to data.
Blair Peterson

Digital Identity Development | Inside Higher Ed - 0 views

  • 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.
    • Blair Peterson
       
      I have been thinking that this will happen over time.
Blair Peterson

How to avoid committing social media gaffes | Community | eSchoolNews.com - 0 views

  • Develop guidelines for use and share with your staff. Update your acceptable-use policy as well as personnel policies to reflect the district’s position on appropriate use of social networking sites. For ideas, check out the Social Media Guidelines for Schools wiki (http://socialmediaguidelines.pbworks.com). Many of the ideas presented here are adapted from this resource, which is meant to be shared and expanded as new information becomes available.
  • reate an official site for your school or district. To protect others’ privacy, set it up as a fan page so people can post comments or become a fan without giving you access to their personal pages. Commit staff time or resources to daily updates. Keep the tone conversational, but represent your organization and your position respectfully and responsibly. According to Pew Research, “44 percent of online adults have searched for information about someone whose services or advice they seek in a professional capacity.”
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    Article on social media use in schools. There are two suggestions for developing policies for social media use. You have to have an account with eSchool News to see the entire article.
Blair Peterson

How Age Restrictions Complicate Digital Media & Learning | DMLcentral - 2 views

    • jennifermaxpeterson
       
      Very interesting post about an issue that has been on my mind. Be sure to read the comments which adds perspective.
    • Blair Peterson
       
      I think that this is a really good point and one that we need to consider when working with parents. How many of us know what happens to our data on FB? What does this mean for our kids?
  • Or should she make sure that they understand how privacy settings work?  Where does digital literacy fit in when what children are doing is in violation of websites’ Terms of Service?
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    FB is a really difficult one for us... we see tons of abuse of it with our own students.... clearly a tool that many of them do not have the maturity to use safely... and I bigger concern from the article for me is how we deal with the question of honesty with kids... if it is ok to lie about age here... why not lie in other situations... mixed messages about integrity...
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