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| Lawrence County School (2014) |
Source: Ribble, M. (2015) Digital Citizenship in Schools (3rd Edition) International Society for Technology in Education ISBN 9781564843647
Sarah is using technology inappropriately, as she is using her smartphone to post photo of her teacher without their permission. This is an invasion of Ms. Everett; however when it comes to Facebook there is no technology restrictions against posting a photo of someone else, but Facebook has statements on rights and responsibilities. If you violate this rights and responsibilities they have the power to revoke your ability to upload photo, or give you a warning (Demand Media). Also, Sarah is using digital communication inappropriately as well, since she is using it during class time for non-educational purposes (Ribble, 2015). The way that this situation could have been handle differently is by Sarah no taking a photo of her teacher and posting it to her Facebook. If Sarah was bored in class she could have waited to class was over to express herself on her social networking site, but with no use of the photo or the teacher’s name. As, it is okay to express yourself, since it our right to freedom of expression.
Do you agree with using cell phones during class time? Do you agree it is wrong to post a photo without their permission?
Tyra,
ReplyDeleteI completely agree that Sarah did not use technology appropriately in this setting. I did think that there are laws against taking photos of others without their consent? If this is the case wouldn't Sarah also be failing to abide by laws as Ms. Everett is unaware that she is having her picture taken.
Kind regards,
Amberley
Amberley,
ReplyDeleteYes it is in a way failing to abide the law, as she violating Ms. Everett human rights, which is a crime. However, in this situation Sarah would probably just get a warning, and told to take the photo down.
Tyra,
ReplyDeleteI agree that Sarah's use of technology was an invasion of Ms. Everett's privacy. It is weird to think that someone could be taking pictures of you without your knowledge, so I think that this is inappropriate. I also think an issue is that Ms. Everett will likely not even know this picture of herself has been posted to the students Facebook account so not many will report it.
However, as for using smartphones in class lectures I don't think it is inappropriate if we respect others learning around us and don't do anything to distract them. For example if you are using your phone in class it should be kept on silent. We must abide by certain rules to have the privilege of using this technology in classrooms.
Great analysis of the situation!
Brooke
Hey Tyra,
ReplyDeleteI do believe it is inappropriate use of technology even though sometimes using devices in a classroom setting are beneficial for some uses. For example taking notes of due dates, or taking picture of the homework on the board if you don't have time to write it down. I believe that by Sarah taking a picture of her supply without any permission is very unethical and invading her privacy. Posting this on social media is a form a cyber bullying and I think it is a very inappropriate use of technology.
Thanks
Jess
Hey Tyra,
ReplyDeleteI think it is wrong to post a picture of not only your teacher, in fact anyone without their permission. That violets the right to personal space. This is an inappropriate use of technology because it was the cell phone which the photo was taken from.
Thanks,
Nisha
Tyra,
ReplyDeleteI agree with all of your points. I think cellphones should not be used during class unless there is an emergency however we live in a world where we revolve around technology so this is difficult. I think Sarah should have simply just made a simple status about how boring the class was. She did not need to post a photo to make this comment. I do think it is wrong to post a photo without permission especially if it is of a teacher. This violates the teachers personal space and privacy. Posting a comment about a boring class and associating it with the photo of the teacher could be considered a way of cyber bulling.
Thanks,
Kate
Tyra,
ReplyDeleteMuch like many others, I also agree with your points and think that Sarah is invading the privacy of the substitute teacher. Especially as a teacher, things that you put online can be detrimental and depending on the situation it may cost you you're job. This is why it is really important that students respect their teacher's privacy and rights, even if they do not mean any harm. I know several other students that have posted pictures of their teachers on Facebook and Snapchat, and they may not realize the consequences of this action.
Great work!
Andrea
Hi Tyra,
ReplyDeleteThis is a huge issue with the time and place to use technology! I believe that she is using technology wrong and that she is breaking the digital rights and responsibilities. Although she may just think that it is a joke and that it is boring, she is going against the teachers right to privacy by posting the picture of her to all of her Facebook friends. I definitely agree with you that it is not right for her to post a picture of her teacher without her knowing and I believe that cell phones should only be used during class in case of emergency.
Great post!
Julia