The Significance of Online Reputations

     As many of us know, what we put on social media could affect us in many ways. I didn't realize how much this was true until I finished my social media etiquette project. After learning about Stacy Snyder, a college student and student teacher at the time, and her Myspace post, I realized how social media can turn your life upside down. Snyder was in school to get her teaching degree yet she put up a picture "promoting alcohol." Teachers are held to a higher standard and what Snyder did did not meet that standard. Due to the post, Snyder was denied her teaching degree. It is so important to be mindful of what you put on social media because it can reflect badly on you and have serious consequences.

Stacy Snyder's Myspace Post

     In Chapter 5 of The Connected Educator, we learn that there are many tools that support connected learning. These tools are for documenting and archiving learning, connecting and collaborating, and extending student learning. Social bookmarking, which is a useful and fun way to organize info while connecting with friends and colleagues, is one tool for documenting learning. Blogs, websites that are continually updated with journal-like entries or posts, is one tool for connecting and collaborating. A great tool for social networking is Ning. Ning allows anyone to create a specialized online social network for a few dollars a month. A tool for extending learning in the classroom is TeacherTube. TeacherTube is an online community for sharing educational videos made for teachers by teachers. These all come into play with managing your online reputation. Some tips for that include sharing your insights and tracking yourself.