1 Recognize standards of e professionalism 2 Explain how methods of socialization have evolved with the incor poration of the Internet into our daily lives and how this changes our audience and require us to continually adapt 3 Explore an outsiders perspective of your online presence and how it may affect the impression others have of you 4 Create a plan to manage online information and privacy while rec ognizing where complete control may not be possible 5 Identify organizations that protect the publics educational and health information Free Speech Self Expression and Socializing we are social creatures who need and want to communicate with one another the Internet has given everyone the power once reserved for professional journalists to reach thousands millions of people college students often have Facebook or other social media running in the background on Broadcasting matters online beyond their original context takes away our ability to judge their laptops or cellphones situations appropriately Information Flow and Control we want info to flow openly yet we want to control the info that is revealed about us internet causes info to cross that boundary quickly putting information online drastically increases the risk of exposure of personal informa tion to individuals outside of your social circle friends enemies spouses lovers employers employees teachers students and strangers can reveal data about us internet storage technologies result in photos or comments to remain linked with an indi vidual long after the user s attitudes and behaviors may have changed once information becomes public then the way it is used is no longer under the control of just because information is available doesn t mean it s important nor credible In the US only our relationships with physicians lawyers and clergy and a few others are formally regulated as confidential your ISP internet service provider knows what websites you visit your phone company knows who you call and your credit card company knows how you spend your money many students faculty agree however that it is their own responsibility to hide aspects of their life that they don t want known by the public privacy settings on social media sites change quickly and you cannot ensure that your in formation remains private smart phones are becoming the top choice for accessing social media the presenter Privacy FERPA protects students and families by safeguarding the privacy of info through grant ing the students the right to access educational records kept by the university HIPAA protects the privacy of individuals with respect to information about their health Internet Presence and Reputation others decide your reputation based on your actions despite all the potential hazards establishing a presence on the Internet can help your rep utation let potential employers discover thoughtful comments you ve written on appropriate blogs articles you ve written lists of your accomplishments on LinkedIn professional organi zations you belong to on Facebook regardless of your privacy settings the Internet is part of your permanent record and in formation you upload travels swiftly dia and you should be very protective of it you create your own internet presence a personal brand through the use of social me e Professionalism not so long ago students patients and maybe colleagues wouldn t necessarily know that you love knitting paperback mysteries and visits to Iceland e professionalism refers to the attitudes and behaviors reflecting tradi tional professionalism paradigms that are manifested through social media it is important to maintain a professional distance so people feel comfortable confiding in you and knowing that their information stays within context institutions should create a clearly defined social media policy to guide faculty members GPA Tweets Article Bowdoin College high school senior posted disparaging comments on Twitter about fellow attendees using a common expletive school denied student admission academic record wasn t competitive but if credentials had been better indiscreet posts could have scut tled her chances of 381 college admissions officers 31 had visited an applicant s Facebook to learn more about them volved 30 of them discovered info online that negatively affected an applicant s prospects if colleges find something seemingly troubling they may not notify the applicants in Shear said this is a huge problem cause the college might erroneously identify the ac count of a person with the same name as a prospective student potential unfair treatment admissions officials said they had rejected applicants revoked acceptances because of on line materials undergrad at Pitzer College in Cali befriended a prospective student on Face book notified the admissions offices because the noticed the applicant had posted offensive comments about one of his high school teachers not the person we want in our community rejected the student Colgate University notifies students if they are eliminated from the applicant pool for any reason other than being uncompetitive we should be transparent with applicants Brookline High School juniors are taught to delete alcohol related posts photographs to create socially acceptable email addresses
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