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  • eSafely: Ensuring Kids are Protected Online

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    Alan Shazan
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    Unfortunately, abuse of children on line is a fact.  According to Deputy Director of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Daniel Ragsdale, today, there is an increasing trend of kids being coaxed into sharing “sexually explicit material online.”  Recently, when 14 men were arrested by American authorities for this behavior, Ragsdale said simply arresting the perpetrators…

  • Facebook Challenges Past Relationship Configurations (Part II)

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    Alan Shazan
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    Should students and their teachers become Facebook friends? This is an interesting issue which brings to question many assumptions about the role that teachers play in the lives of their students, which is worth exploring. Not so long ago teachers were authority figures who demanded respect, if not awe, for their superior knowledge and place…

  • Social Media Creates New Issues for Student/Teacher Relations (Part I)

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    Alan Shazan
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    The incredible revolution caused by the computer and the internet is raising issues of what are appropriate and not appropriate behaviors on-line. For instance, Facebook has recently exploded with users, and those on Facebook are being forced to makes social choices which will determine what acceptable social media behavior will be in the future. This…