I was reading this posting and also the story it references in the Boston Globe. There were similar concerns raised in the last two weeks at my school. While the reactions were quick I am glad that they weren't so over the top as the ones in the Boston Globe story. As Mr. Thompson advocates we used the occasion more as a teaching opportunity rather than a punishment. We found that in many cases the blogs were being used for nothing more than relationship building. However in some cases they had gone farther than one would like. This is where the teaching came in. Hopefully we helped instruct the students in what should and shouldn't be put online.
Even if Scoble puts his cell number on his blog, it might not be the best idea for a <18 year old girl.
Also the idea that a school can tell students what and where to post online is a little dubious. Trying to enforce such a rule is a near impossibility. There is just no way to police every possible location on the web for posting, and further the students will simply become more anonymous.
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