Tuesday, October 2, 2012

For my EDST 220 final project I chose to do my research on the EdTech core issue of E-sponsibility. I decided to choose this topic because I think that in this day and age technology is becoming bigger and bigger and with that, E-sponsibility is an extremely important issue to touch on for future teachers. We live in a time where it is so common to share your life on the Internet, whether that be on a blog, Twitter, Facebook, etc. and it is so important that as a teacher we know what is and isn't okay to post publicly. What many people don't understand is that when they post something in writing, it is permanent; anyone can have access to seeing what they posted as well as saving it, which is why social media is so dangerous, especially for professionals. Moral behavior as teachers is important to be demonstrated both in and out of the classroom. I have a little prior knowledge on the topic of E-sponsibility because I have known people in the past who have applied for jobs and didn't get it because of either pictures they posted on Facebook of them drinking and partying or from crude posts they posted on their social media. An employer doesn't want to hire someone who will make their company look bad, so when they see people posting unprofessional pictures and thoughts on their social media they don't even give them a chance.

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