Helping children create a positive online presence

09Apr08

A great article at Weblogg-ed, and one that hits home for me as I am very googleable, talks about employers performing an Internet search on potential candidates, and how this more-and-more common act should shape how we teach children about their online presence. I often wonder what the next few years will look like, when individuals enter the workforce with potentially embarrassing information about them so readily available online. Is it really that big a deal? Should employers penalize employees for their extra-curricular activities? This is a debate that has been going on for a while now, and is not really within the scope of this post, however helping students to create a positive presence online sounds like a good start.

Some thoughtful comments have been made on the original article.