The most important thing to remember about using social media is that is incredibly difficult to delete information from the Internet. Industry best practices encourage platform owners to maintain data backups as part of their disaster recovery plan. In addition, electronic accounts can be hacked, and sensitive information released into the wild. In the context of social media, it is important to remember that every document and media file posted or shared reflects back on the users, their employers, and their families, exposing them to public scorn and even legal action.
With that being said, Nussbaum and Hall give us some detailed advice on managing our online reputation. The first step is to build one’s own professional website or blog, which we will be doing in this class. Next, they recommend multiple online profiles to help distance yourself from others with the same name. They also encourage educators to participate in online discussions and consider authoring professional online articles. Finally, they remind us to always be professional and to use tracking services to monitor our name online. (Nussbaum-Beach & Hall, 2012)
References
Nussbaum-Beach, S., & Hall, L. (2012). The connected educator: Learning and leading in a digital age (2nd ed). Solution Tree.
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