http://www.educationnews.org/technology/principal-fakes-facebook-account-to-monitor-kids-resigns/ Education News Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:01:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.educationnews.org/technology/principal-fakes-facebook-account-to-monitor-kids-resigns/#comment-9377 Joshua W. Scott Thu, 17 May 2012 18:55:55 +0000 http://www.educationnews.org/?p=212967#comment-9377 Losos' actions were a terrifically horrible idea, but it shows that even an administrator can understand the likely negative effects of a heavy handed social media policy. Isn't imparting positive citizenship a goal of public schools? Why should digital citizenship act like a William Golding novel? Losos’ actions were a terrifically horrible idea, but it shows that even an administrator can understand the likely negative effects of a heavy handed social media policy. Isn’t imparting positive citizenship a goal of public schools? Why should digital citizenship act like a William Golding novel?

]]> http://www.educationnews.org/technology/principal-fakes-facebook-account-to-monitor-kids-resigns/#comment-9376 Pamala Clift Thu, 17 May 2012 18:52:40 +0000 http://www.educationnews.org/?p=212967#comment-9376 I understand the terrible falsehood and breaking of trust this inflicts on students & parents, however.... Who is going to help monitor students on social media sites? I hate it... but I have also learned and heard things I never thought were a problem discussed in groups that lure less secure students into a position of social pressure. I do not know the answer to this dilemma ... I just know that not everything is an easy cut & paste solution of right & wrong. I understand the terrible falsehood and breaking of trust this inflicts on students & parents, however….
Who is going to help monitor students on social media sites? I hate it… but I have also learned and heard things I never thought were a problem discussed in groups that lure less secure students into a position of social pressure.
I do not know the answer to this dilemma … I just know that not everything is an easy cut & paste solution of right & wrong.

]]> http://www.educationnews.org/technology/principal-fakes-facebook-account-to-monitor-kids-resigns/#comment-9154 Kevin Wed, 09 May 2012 19:39:33 +0000 http://www.educationnews.org/?p=212967#comment-9154 This is beyond belief! How could people who we put in charge of developing kids' judgement exhibit such poor judgement of their own? This is beyond belief! How could people who we put in charge of developing kids’ judgement exhibit such poor judgement of their own?

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