Teachers Risk Trouble By Posting on Social Sites

http://www.cleveland.com/education/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/isedu/1194789 383283370.xml&coll=2

"A search of MySpace finds three profiles of people who say they are teachers - one says she's an animal in bed, another has taken drugs and likes to party, and a third says his mood is "dirty," The Columbus Dispatch reported Saturday.

The profiles could be the work of malicious pranksters, but the three examples appear legitimate, with all types of personal and professional information, including full résumés, the Dispatch said."

Apparently the Ohio Education Association has sent a memo discouraging teachers from using social networking sites. I think this is the wrong message. How about: "Never post anything online you would not want to see on the front page of your state's largest newspaper."

WHAT EXACTLY DO YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES?

Definitions for web 2.0 social networking Tools and Resources ... don't get that. Social network sites are the Internet ... thinks "the impact of social networking on individual users