I am a teacher with a Facebook page, and enjoy it. However,
friends and family know I don't post all info on the open feeds,
which helps. I also watch what I post about work, unless it is a
generic comment ("busy attending meetings today"). Never vent
online. That will catch up with you quickly and often negatively.

Another is a policy I have (I teach high school) is that I never,
ever, ever, add on a former student until they hit about 23 or so.
By this time, they have matured a bit, and in some cases, give up
on adding me as a friend during their college years altogether.
This helps to keep my info private too.

Finally, make sure your settings are "only friends" every time you
do something.....this helps to create a bit more security of your
own account.

I know our national association has said we should not even have
it, but, I'm sorry, I need a life too. Just as the previous
poster said, be smart, and more cautious than the average user.

On 8/14/09, certifiedteach wrote:
> I am a little older, and just don't understand the need to
> "post" about your life for the world to see. Why the need? Just
> remember that parents, employers, etc can easily look you up
> and read what you post. My daughter is a teen, I simply
> searched her name, and I quickly was able to find her so called
> "private" page. And I wasn't too happy with some things on
> there that a college, etc, could find just as easily. Can't you
> be satisfied with just telling your real life family and
> friends about your day over the telephone, or even email? A
> teacher is a very public figure, and you will always be under
> scrutiny. When I was a young teacher, a parent saw me out at a
> restaurant with my then fiance and quickly spread the news that
> I was out drinking with a man. I had had a beer with my dinner!
> Be smart!
>
> On 8/14/09, Ooii wrote:
>> I am a young teacher and recently got started on Facebook.
>> I'm hoping some of you might be able to help me out when it
>> comes to knowing what is and what is not okay to post on my
>> Facebook page. Originally, I thought I'd just try to stay
>> away from anything work-related all together and just post
>> about "my life." But as a teacher, so much of my job
>> is "my life."
>>
>> I've been posting up stuff like "made finger puppets in
>> class today," which is fine, but doesn't really cover "me."
>>
>> Is it okay to post things like "Interesting day. Was bit
>> by one of my kiddos," and stuff like that? (Without giving
>> away any personal info, ofcourse).
>>
>> Thanks!

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