Teachers Beware!

摘要

Harry Ess Belch; Two years ago, I received my first email from a staff member alerting me to a teacher's Face-book page. She was concerned that the teacher had posted photos of herself and other teachers with drinks at a local bar. At the time, I didn't share her concern. I felt that teachers had every right to enjoy their own social lives after school, and it was nobody's business what they did when they weren't on school grounds. And I had no desire to become the Facebook police at my school. I told the reporting staff member that if she thought any students were in danger because of the postings, she should contact the administrators, with the implication that she should otherwise let it go. I have since learned a lot about how school districts cope with teachers and online social networking sites. Here's what I found out and what I recommend to teachers who want to have an online social life and hold on to their jobs.