We all know that blogging is a very popular mode of communication
today. Many of us use it as an academic
tool with students. Blogging has become a great way for our
students to share information. It
provides us the opportunity to have someone respond to what we blogged about. Personally, I like hearing people’s feedback about
my posts. Online safety is something
that we must be concerned and aware of with our students at any level. Richardson talks a lot in Chapter One about
online safety measures that are important to implement before going online with
a class project. Working with college
students, the safety precautions can vary from those for elementary school
students. Across the board, protecting
the privacy of students and not sharing any personal information is key for students
at any level of education. As the
administrator of a student blog, I would always review student responses/posts before
publishing them. I am happy to report
that I never had an issue with not being able to post something that a student
wrote. Talking about online safety measures and proper netiquette was part of
the introduction of the blog project with the students. Blogging is a great technology teaching tool
but the safety of our students is most important.
What safety precautions do you implement as the
administrator with your student blogs and do you have discussions about the
importance of online safely?
