tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-585398231618578126.post6875378523110482544..comments2012-11-13T21:19:49.001-08:00Comments on The Burgeoning Librarian: Week 9 (Technology and Information Literacy)Margaret Behrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10356085911267063514noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-585398231618578126.post-5295526410239507602012-11-06T10:15:05.985-08:002012-11-06T10:15:05.985-08:00I am happy you posted this because I deal with thi...I am happy you posted this because I deal with this all the time. At the school library I work at, we have an open policy about technology. Students are allowed to have their cell phones out and can text or email if they wish. They are not allowed to actually talk on the phone. The reason I say this is because we see quite a lot of "eActivity" in our library in addition to the computer work students do and it's amazing how much of their lives revolve around these devices from such a young age. It's almost a given that many will be posting things to Facebook, Tumblr, or some other social networking site without much thought as to what they're writing, who's reading it, or what effect it will have on a reader.<br /><br />In fact, yesterday there was a class working on a project that incorporates Google Docs/Drive and students will be sharing work online. The teacher of the class was warning students during her presentation that they should be careful of what they post on their documents because it is viewable by the teacher. She unfortunately has had the "pleasure" of reading past posts by students who did not realize how many people can see what they are doing online in Google Docs. Teens often aren't considering these things when they do something silly like post a rude comment. They don't have the full understanding of consequences for actions that they take. This is where we as librarians and teachers need to remind them of both their rights and responsibilities as online users. Glad you posted this!FHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08944599618052877356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-585398231618578126.post-84858888935698746582012-10-29T16:23:46.644-07:002012-10-29T16:23:46.644-07:00I was just thinking about this, actually. I am fre...I was just thinking about this, actually. I am frequently grateful for the fact that the social media boom did not start until I was in my last year of high school. Every time I try to envision middle school me on Facebook, I can't help but think that it would have been some kind of disaster. Remember the Honesty Box application? I wouldn't have been the kind of girl who used it to write mean things to other people, but I can see myself sitting at the computer and AGONIZING about the fact that no one had used it to confess that they had a secret crush on me. The cyber-bullying thing is a whole other issue. Theoretically, online communication is just another form of communication, which means the same social rules apply--i.e. don't bully people. But the anonymity of the internet either blurs those rules or does not hold people accountable for breaking them. I think one of the more unsettling trends is people who film themselves bullying people in order to become famous on the internet. I think it's symptomatic of the fact that the digital age is "new"--there are still aspects of society (legislation, social norms) that are trying to catch up.marthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04580995303521801185noreply@blogger.com