Friday, October 28

Good morning!

PLEASE GO TO: www.umojacybersafety.blogspot.com


As you come in, here is your new blog assignment:

1) CREATE A NEW BLOG!
You must create a new blog that is just for cyber safety.

In case you forgot, here are the instructions:
*** Go to www.blogger.com
*** Sign in
*** Click the button that says 'create new blog'
*** Title your blog: "Your name cyber safety"
*** Give it a URL: "yournamecybersafety"

Submit your blog URL to me on Edmodo. You will get 20 points just for doing this since everyone like to wait until I am doing report cards to give me their URL's!

In case you haven't joined the Home Room for this new quarter, here is the Edmodo code -- dl6vt9.

2) Blog Assignment!
Blog Title: Private Today, Public Tomorrow
Assignment:

Review the following vocabulary...


• Reputation: The general impression of a person held by others and the public
• Persist: To continue and endure
• Context: Different factors that surround a piece of information that help determine its meaning
• Tag: To add a descriptive word, label, or phrase to a photo or video




Answer the following questions:

1. Why do you think things posted online tend to persist, even when you prefer they didn't?

2. What kinds of things might be good for your reputation in the future if they are posted online now? What kinds of things might be harmful?

Read the following article...

Unintended Consequences Handout

Answer the following questions:

1. Do you think Millersville University was justified in disqualifying Stacy from earning her teaching degree because of her profile page? Why, or why not?

2. How would the situation be different if the context of the photo were taken into account? For instance: What if the caption of the photo was not “Drunken Pirate,” but “Happy Halloween” or “My friend forced me to wear this pirate hat”? What if a post accompanying the photo said that it had been taken at a child’s birthday party and Stacy was drinking punch?

3. What if Stacy’s friend Joe had posted the picture of Stacy without her knowing it, and tagged her with the “Drunken Pirate” caption. Does the fact that Joe posted the picture change the situation? Why or why not?

4. Does Joe have a responsibility to ask Stacy before he posts (and tags) a picture of her? Do other people, including strangers who come across the photo online, have the responsibility to check with Stacy before they tag or repost the photo? Why, or why not?