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Time 10:45-12 Noon || Topics || Process - Rich, Michelle & Anne || Resources || 30 min. || What does 'private' mean? || First, there is no expectation of privacy anywhere on the internet. It's not like other forms of communication in existence prior to 1995. Courts are not willing to protect communication on the internet to the same degree they have in the past. Tell group that privacy is defined by the group settings selection chosen on Groupsite. Explain that while the popularity of sites like Facebook make them seem less private (and even if you can't access someone's page, you can search for them on Facebook). However, in Groupsite, it is possible to hide yourself and even your site from being found even through a search. Explain setup features of Groupsite that allow the site to be private. 1. Click on "Manager" and then "Group Settings." 2. Click on "General Settings." Scroll down to "Visibility and Membership Settings." Visbility may be completely open or not visible to nonmembers. Membership may range from open to anyone to "by invitation only." 3. Return to "Group Settings." Click on "Permission Controls." Use this area to determine who has publication access to various features of the site. 4. Return to "Group Settings." Click on "Subgroup Controls." Use this area to control whether or not you allow subgroups to be established within your site.

Other things to remember:

1. One password and username gets you into all of your Groupsite pages, so it's important to keep your information secure. DO NOT have your school computer remember your usename and password! It's also wise to stress to members that they MUST log out of their account each time they are done to prevent unauthorized access. 2. While the site is secure, remember that others who have access to the site may allow nonmembers to view the site through their computer (like administrators). Therefore, even with the security features, be cautious of what you publish and say. What you say might make its way to the media or a school board member. 3. Your district may have a policy restricting what you can do on your school's network, on school time, or on a school computer. Make sure you are in compliance with those policies. Know that your district has the ability and right to monitor your activity on school networks and school computers. Distribute copies of Sioux Falls technology policy and point out pertinent sections dealing with Groupsite-type activity. 4. It is always possible that someone could hack into your site. || Computer, LCD projector, Groupsite account, copy of Sioux Falls technology usage policy. [] || 30 min. || Anne Plooster's experience and perspective || SDEA General Counsel Anne Plooster will share additional anecdotes and advice from a legal perspective, including examples of members who have either lost their jobs or been disciplined because of information contained on websites, and examples of college students and others who fail to get hired because of information/photos contained on the internet. || Anne Plooster

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[] || 15 min. || TheWay Back Machine || Display the Way Back Machine website on the screen. Explain that this site may be used to research archived data from various websites dating back to 1996.

What does this mean? 1. If at some point since 1996 you have posted material or images on the internet which you later regretted and tried to remove, it might still be accessible through a site like this. 2. Employers are beginning to use sites like this to search not only the present internet, but also the internet as it existed in the past and they are making hiring decisions based on what they find. 3. The message is clear. We need to be very careful about what we post on the internet about ourselves and others. We also need to be instructing our students to be cautious as well and that there will be consequences as an adult for dumb mistakes we make as children, at least where the internet is concerned. || [], LCD projector, computer || e here.