I came across a great 2 and a half minute video on Alexander Russo’s Blog hosted by Scholastic about how kids are tech savvy these days with posting information online. However, they do not realize that this information can be traced back to them years later after they have gotten about making that video or posting those inappropriate pictures. The video shows that kids are posting videos on You Tube about ways to cheat on tests. I actually went to You Tube and searched “ways to cheat on a test” and got a ton of videos. There are really some creative/desperate/pathetic people out there.
Coke Bottle Cheating:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kUkeiqom_s4 

Notes under your shirt:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSLJMVQFoXo

Notes on/in a pen:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ixVHBv654_U

Anyways, who is responsible for teaching our kids these online ethics, I guess that’s what we would call them? Is it the parents that need to be monitoring their children and explaining the effect of their online “footprint”? Or is it just another thing to be added to our teachers’ plates? Is it really going to come down to high schools offering an Internet ethics class? Kids are getting very creative/bold with what they are posting from ways to cheat, to binge drinking, drug usage, and fighting. Someone needs to inform them that they are ruining their online identity and possibly and future career options – who is going to be? 

Please watch the video:
http://scholasticadministrator.typepad.com/thisweekineducation/2008/11/web-tests-kids.html