Technology Use Scenario #13

Hello everyone!

This is my second post this week I know it is a lot of information to read! 
However, I guarantee you it is worth the read to learn about digital responsibilities.

What happened?
Dr. Brown, a principal at Bluebird Elementary School, is concerned with safety in his school, for both his staff and for students. During the summer, Dr. Brown had cameras installed in each of the classrooms. The video from each of these cameras is viewable on the internet, so that parents can check on their students' classes during the day. Some parents are concerned that because these cameras are connected to the internet, other people could also use them to "spy" on their children. Do we have an expectation of privacy while at work, home, or play?


My Opinion
I do not think that technology is being used appropriately in this situation. There is an expectation that there will be cameras around the school. However, I do not agree with the footage being able to be viewed on the internet. Parents have to have a degree of trust with their children and the school that they will find out if there is a problem. Parents have a right to be concerned that people could use the footage to spy on the children. We live in a world where there needs to be a degree of privacy on the web. There are predators that go on the internet to find their targets. To ensure that we are not making it any easier for the students, the footage should not be live streamed online. As a principal, you should keep the school safe therefore he could have cameras that are linked to a computer in the main office. The principal does not need to allow the parents to see the video or anyone else on the internet for that matter.

An article that I found on the internet about online predators states many facts that prove how dangerous it can be to have footage of children on the internet. Here are just a few that stood out to me:

• targeting boys and girls over the internet because they can act like anyone they want
• if a child indicates frustration with parents or teachers, the adult will verify the child's feelings
• predators can easily find information about the child online based on facial images
• predators look for chat rooms on the internet
• they spend a lot of time online

If you want to see a few more warning signs, you can use the website below.

http://www.familysafecomputers.org/predators.htm

http://quotesgram.com/internet-safety-quotes/

Feedly

I also found an article on Feedly this week that is about Internet Safety for Kids and Families. 

This article brought up two questions that each networker needs to ask themselves before posting information for the public to see. 

These questions are:

1) Do I really need to share this?

2) Is it ok if the world sees this?

If you answer NO to either of these questions before you post something, it should be kept private to only those that you know well or yourself.

Here is the article that I used below.

http://internetsafety.trendmicro.com/back-to-basics-on-data-privacy-day

I am not done posting yet this week, one more!

If you have any comments to add, feel free I would love to hear your opinions!
How could this be made more safe? Is the principal making the wrong decision?

Sammy