I "googled" myself on Google and Bing. There are quite a few doctors with my name and my husband's ex sister-in-law with the same name as me pops up more often than I do :) My Facebook doesn't come up so I'm glad about that.
I read See Why This English Teacher Says Digital Citizenship Must Begin With Pen and Paper. I thought it was a great idea. Students always learn more effectively when it is hands on and face to face. I had a KidsBlog last year with my 5th graders. Kids posted comments and answered questions about books they were reading. I did have a few post negative comments about other student's opinions. Because I had to review everything before it was posted, trouble was avoided. In the future if I have the blog again, I will use this idea.
I also read the article about Digital Passport. Although I didn't sign up for an account at this point, the idea of a training program before they go online is a great idea. I had concerns about third graders having a GMail account though. 8 and 9 year olds are a little young to navigate their own email and the risks involved. When they have an email it gives them the capability to sign-up for all kinds of things on the Internet. Our building is considering replacing our Netbooks and laptops with Chromebooks next year. I will mention this program. This year, students with GMail accounts found my GMail account I made for this class and were trying to friend me.
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