Quoting Steve Cavrak <[log in to unmask]>:
> Facebook not a grown-up playground
> By Vanessa Valensuela
> Arizona Daily Wildcat
> Friday, January 20, 2006
> http://wildcat.arizona.edu/papers/98/241/03_1.html
> Facebook administrators have done their part by introducing new  
> privacy settings
> that give users control over which parts of their profiles are  
> viewable by the
> public. It is up to students at this point to wise up to the less- 
> than-exclusive
> online community and exercise some caution when tending to their  profiles.

I'm amazed, based on what a crappy site facebook is, how popular it really is.
It's even worse than myspace for usefulness.
Saddly, I'm on both. <shame>

> After all, would you really want a future employer or a professor  
> with a great
> research opportunity to come across Facebook pictures from last  
> year's spring break?

Or.. how amazing would it be for students to actually BEHAVE like 
professionals while they are ADULT students? Hmm?
I didn't think so. The technology isn't creating the risky 
environments... the change of expectations and attitudes is.

I had one of my mentor teachers suggest that I avoid at all costs even 
seeing profiles of the students I might be working with or seeing in 
school (I'm student teaching at SBHS) because what I see there is VERY 
applicable to what I'm required to report.

Chris
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