2015-09-10 cybertraps for educators
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Cybertraps for Educators
The Rising Cost of Digital Misconduct
Frederick S. LaneHawai’i Teacher Standards Board
Honolulu, HI10 September 2015
Background and Expertise• Father/Step-Father
of 4 Boys• Attorney and
Author of 7 Books• Impact of
Technology on Law, Society & Privacy
• Editor, “The Cybertraps Blog”
• Computer Forensics Expert -- 16 years
• 10 yrs on Burlington VT School Board
Lecture Overview• Technology Trends and
Teaching• Expensive Educator
Cybertraps• Responsibility of Schools• Increased Litigation• Preventative Measures• Cyberethics for Educators
Millennials & Technology• Born between 1980/83
and 1997/2000• 80 million people• 50% of work force by 2020• A Better Name: “Cellulars”• Happy to use bytes to
show off their bits
A Tangled Mobile Web
The Smartphone Gen
88%
75%
91%
71%
Generation Z/Boomlets
Technology and Teaching• Why Is Your Teacher Calling?• Anywhere, Any Time
Communication• The Cloud Has No
Boundaries• It’s a Generational Thing• The Creeping Leprosy of
Good Intentions
Expensive Educator Cybertraps• Inappropriate/Hostile
Communications• Cyberbullying,
Cyberharassment, and Cyberstalking
• Identity Theft/”Catfishing”• Voyeurism/”Creepshots”• Solicitation, Sexting, Sextortion,
and Sexual Assault
Increased Litigation• … for negligence in hiring, training,
and supervision• … for failing to intervene in
cyberbullying• … for failing to investigate
suspicious relationship• … for failing to stop ongoing sexual
harassment• … for failing to prevent sexual
assault
No Fun for Anyone• Claims May Be Based on State or Federal Law
(or Both)• Typical Targets of Litigation:
• School District/School• District/Building Administrators• Colleagues of Perpetrator• Perpetrator
• Costs Include:• Lost Time• Possible Legal Fees• Increased Insurance Costs• Possible Adverse Judgment• Reputational Damage
Preventative Measures• Plan Ahead• Good Policies and Clear
Procedures• Ongoing Education of Entire
Community About Cybertraps• Cultivate a Culture of Safety• Promote Digital Citizenship• Rinse and Repeat
Cyberethics for Educators• Pre-Certification Training• Standards of Electronic Behavior
and Teacher-Student Interaction• Promoting Sound Decision-
Making Online and Off• Modeling Cyberethical Behavior
for Students• Educating Cyber Citizens for 21st
Century
Contact Information• [email protected]• 802-318-4604• @FSL3, @Cybertraps• www.FrederickLane.com• http://www.fredericklane.com/the-
cybertraps-blog/
• ww.linkedin.com/in/fredericklane/• www.slideshare.net/FSL3
Cybertraps for Educators
The Rising Cost of Digital Misconduct
Frederick S. LaneHawai’i Teacher Standards Board
Honolulu, HI10 September 2015