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"Life is life..and you ought to live it like people are looking at you...because they are."

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"Life is life..and you ought to live it like people are looking at you...because they are."

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As a parent of a soon to be teenager, I am constantly worried about what my son posts online. My concerns range from his personal safety to hindering his employment and education prospects as he develops. People's lives have been ruined when their pictures have become memes and gone viral. It is important that we teach our children and students to be responsible while on social media. While pictures of "drinking out of a funnel" may be amusing now, they may not be so enjoyable when you are trying to establish yourself as a professional. I consider myself lucky that social media did not exist when I was going through my own personal growth...such responsibility for youth! -Laura Anderson

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"If we can teach children..." "We trust them"

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"If we can teach children..." "We trust them"

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I think the important thing is not to keep children away from technology and social media, but to teach them to use is responsibly.
-Natasha Campbell

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"...what trail are they going to leave...?"

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"...what trail are they going to leave...?"

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I think this is an important question for everyone who uses social media to ask, not just because it means taking the time to pause before each post to consider the future visibility of it, but also because an online presence can be a sort of metacognitive exercise whereby you can create a landscape portrait or plot line of the person you are now, and develop an ongoing, real sense of who you want to become.
~Tracey Brethour

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"..Doing it in a way they are proud of and not hiding from"

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"..Doing it in a way they are proud of and not hiding from"

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I am not a parent but I can understand what they have to deal with when it comes to children and teenagers on social media. The answer is not to keep them away from the internet. Teachers and parents need to educate children and teens on the do's and dont's of social media and just hope that their education will lead them to do the right things.
-Fabiola Baldissarelli

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"...What trail are they going to leave?" 

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"...What trail are they going to leave?" 

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As children are starting younger and younger on social media, I think this can be a difficult point to drive home with younger students. The discussion around privacy needs to not only be taught in schools, but supported and discussed at home as well. I have Grade 10 students who are horrified by what their younger siblings post online... we've discussed how they can help guide their siblings and lead by example.
-Julie Desjardins

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"For some it is a social thing, and others are actually using it to contribute to society.'

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"For some it is a social thing, and others are actually using it to contribute to society.'

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Technology can be a real scary thing for some people, specifically parents and educators.  It is a new way of everything for us all  (researching, communicating, etc.)  As a parent (as we hear in the voice clip) technology is not really something we can hide from.  It is here to stay and we can't hide from it.  Keeping yourself informed and monitoring what and how your kids are using technology is definitey key.  As a parent and a teacher I keep myself consistently informed as to what kids are using, how they are using it and how it can benefit them developmentally.
- Andrea Aikenhead
PS I love padlet!  My grade 3s are so great at it now!!!!

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Some of the younger generation are living their lives openly online either constructively or destructively.  The question is "what type of trail are they leaving behind".  Are they helping humanity or just gaining in social status.  They have to choose which way is right for them.  They should be concerned that their choices now can affect their future.
Melanie Barrette

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"Wow! What a chance for me to contribute!" something that may not be heard often coming from the mouths of our youths, any type of positive, engaging, enthusiasm is just that...positive! 

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"Wow! What a chance for me to contribute!" something that may not be heard often coming from the mouths of our youths, any type of positive, engaging, enthusiasm is just that...positive! 

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- Megan Amisson

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This statement makes individuals think do I want my life to be public or private? Do I want everything I do to be put online? Everything we do is visible whether we want it to be or not. It is the choices that we are making and that we are teaching our children to make that will make the difference in their future. Teach them to use the technology that we have and make a difference with it, don't just follow the crowds and share every seemingly insignificant moment with the world.
-Nicole David

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"What a chance for me to contribute ..."

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"What a chance for me to contribute ..."

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This brief exclamatory statement resonated with me immediately. I just finished watching The Hunting Ground, a US documentary on the rampant coverups of sexual assault on US college/university campuses. The initiative began with 2 female students who had been assaulted and took to social media to effect positive change in the most negative of circumstances. It gathered momentum across the country and even got the attention of the US Presidency and Lady Gaga featured some of the survivors when she sang the documentary's main song at the Oscars. If this isn't a contributon, I don't know what is. - Paolo Fietta

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"Life is life and you ought to be living it like people are looking at you because they are"

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"Life is life and you ought to be living it like people are looking at you because they are"

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This comment jumped out at me because it shows that the way that we live our lives now has changed. Privacy and private living does not exist in the same way it did twenty years ago. The things that we tweet, the pictures we post, and the thoughts we blog can all be laid out for the world to see. Professionals, neighbours, and employers can look at these digital trails and make their own judgments on our personal lives. Students need to be taught to think about what aspects of their lives they want to be only for themselves; what thoughts, comments and pictures they do not want to be scrutinized and examined by anyone. We need to teach students and children that what they send out to the world is written in pen, and may have an impact on how others see their lives. They can choose for this impact to be positive, or negative.
-Matt Balenovich

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What a great statement. Living a life out loud is truly what social media is enabling everyone to do. In my opinion, there is a difference between "living a life out loud" and "screaming your life out loud," and I'm sure you can list some of the differences. We now have online mechanisms to support our voice and depict our journey. We can send a message to Japan in a matter of seconds - whether it's a video message or a text. Living life out loud comes with many attributes, but we must not forget the pitfalls that people can easily fall into. Ensuring what you are posting or stating to the world in a responsible manner is crucial, and we must teach our students about responsible digital citizenship so they can utilize technology in an effective and positively life-changing manner.

-Julian Daher

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"Here's a stage"..."what trail are they leaving behind"

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"Here's a stage"..."what trail are they leaving behind"

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We have an incredible opportunity to provide a safe stage and forum for kids to express themselves; and in ways that make a difference in the world. This rich opportunity that they get at school may be the only one they get if they do not have access to these forums at home. We can be a safe space for students to be free to express themselves in a healthy way. If we have parents on the same page then the possibilities are endless.
- Jenni Calvin

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"The trail they leave behind starts the minute someone snaps their picture"

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"The trail they leave behind starts the minute someone snaps their picture"

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This is a compelling statement because many youth today, are posting 100's of pictures on social media, and  some are so provocative, that they are consenting to child pornography without even realizing it!  As a parent and educator, it is important to educate kids and remind they of this important message.  "The trail they leave behind starts the minute someone snaps their picture, and lasts a whole lifetime!"
- Jennifer Dolphin

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“What
a chance for me to contribute to this circle.”

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“What
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How can we use technology and social media to make the world a better place and contribute in a positive way, rather than just contributing because it's available to us, and so we "should"?
- Emily Blakey

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I view both of these as extremes.  Techno isolation is societal ignorance eventually leading to a delayed culture shock.  The opposite is no better as I've experienced with a home school contract where a student became nocturnal due to a gaming addiction or kids who'll never a get a job due to CV Cyber Name Filtration.  We, parents & teachers, need to model appropriate technological behaviour - "le juste mileu". Mark Couturier

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"Their role as a contributor in society starts now”

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"Their role as a contributor in society starts now”

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This is a powerful statement because it is true. With social media children make a larger contribution to society now than they did before at such a young age. We need to encourage them to make a positive contribution and realize what they do on social media will follow them.
- Lindsay Dick

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"Everyone is connected now. Given that they (your children or students) are in the world, what trail or mark are they going to leave?"

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"Everyone is connected now. Given that they (your children or students) are in the world, what trail or mark are they going to leave?"

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There is a still a great disconnect between adults and students on the benefits of the use of technology in the classroom and in life. Parents need to trust and educate their children (rather than restrict) on their use technology. ~Andrew Swartz

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"Trust them to be bigger then they could be because they choose to be bigger" 

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"Trust them to be bigger then they could be because they choose to be bigger" 

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We need to have more faith in today's youth and encourage learning in age appropriate ways where protecting and locking children up won't occur as often thoughts to parents.
-Kristen Baldinelli

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“If we can teach children that there isn’t this bright line between on duty and off duty…”

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“If we can teach children that there isn’t this bright line between on duty and off duty…”

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Parents should teach children that their digital footprint is permanent. Teaching  strategies of how to prepare for the unknown is more valuable than sheltering their children from it.
-Joe Fata

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"You cannot keep your 12-year old from hearing profanity"

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"You cannot keep your 12-year old from hearing profanity"

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This is very hard for parents to embrace
Joe Sisco