Safety

The articles Mr. Miller asked us to read mentioned many dangers of posting online. One of the dangers they mentioned was that if I go to a job interview 10 years from now, they might bring up the immature and foolish comments i posted online back when i was a teen. Another danger was online predators. A stalker could easily find people if they show their personal information online. Another danger was that people could get bullied from online, and commit suicide from it. I think that some of the dangers they mentioned are not very likly, but others are legitimate. I think the point that i might not get accepted for a job later in life is a legitimate risk. If I post something using profantity to make fun of someone and trash talk them, than it would not look good on my character and personality later in life when in the interview. Another legitiamate danger was online predators. I hear about them almost every week in the news and in the media, and if people post all their personal information on a website it just makes it that much easier for a predator to find that person and harm them. Three rules that might be a good idea for classroom blogging is that no one should post their address, last name, or email. Another rule that would be a good idea would be to prohibit online bullying and make it punishable by the school if you do. A third rule that would help is to make sure everyone knows that what they post on here, stays on the internet and anyone who wants to could read it.