Since anything posted online, especially on a social media site, can be accessed by a vast number of people, the privacy of students is a primary concern. Some sites have privacy policies that give them the right to sell or share information posted on the website, which could violate a student’s right to intellectual property (Rodrgiuez). Oftentimes if the use of a website account is free of charge, the security of personal information is probably minimal. Although settings can be tuned so that only specific people of the general public have access to information, the website provider itself may technically have the right to sell or share a user’s personal information (Shear). Much like articles can be accessed for a research paper, postings for a class are accessible at the disposal of many. The only difference between these two is that published articles are copyrighted and a student has no bound legal ownership of his or her work, which may draw a red flag in special circumstances. A popular controversial ethical issues regarding Facebook occurred in 2009. After a change in the privacy policy, any public content posted by users was free of charge for Facebook to use in any circumstance (Rodriguez). Considering these dilemmas, a teacher must ensure that the chosen sites for utilization in the classroom are private enough to ensure student safety in both their privacy and
Since anything posted online, especially on a social media site, can be accessed by a vast number of people, the privacy of students is a primary concern. Some sites have privacy policies that give them the right to sell or share information posted on the website, which could violate a student’s right to intellectual property (Rodrgiuez). Oftentimes if the use of a website account is free of charge, the security of personal information is probably minimal. Although settings can be tuned so that only specific people of the general public have access to information, the website provider itself may technically have the right to sell or share a user’s personal information (Shear). Much like articles can be accessed for a research paper, postings for a class are accessible at the disposal of many. The only difference between these two is that published articles are copyrighted and a student has no bound legal ownership of his or her work, which may draw a red flag in special circumstances. A popular controversial ethical issues regarding Facebook occurred in 2009. After a change in the privacy policy, any public content posted by users was free of charge for Facebook to use in any circumstance (Rodriguez). Considering these dilemmas, a teacher must ensure that the chosen sites for utilization in the classroom are private enough to ensure student safety in both their privacy and