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Schools grapple with policing students’ online journals: “They find limits hard to draw, and proponents stress the positive uses of blogs.”

(Via Christian Science Monitor.)

I imagine we’ll see more stories of this type in the next few years. It’s kind of a shame that something like blogging/social networking online is attracting this sort of attention, but it was inevitable. Too many people don’t look at the possible consequences of totally exposing themselves and their thoughts online, teenagers especially. And then of course there are genuine safety concerns for them, as we all know there are plenty of really creepy people hanging out in cyberspace.

If I were a parent, would I let my kids blog? I think I would, but probably not one like this. I think I’d be more comfortable setting my kid up with a LiveJournal account, and showing them how to create posts that are private/restricted, friends groups, etc. The ability that LiveJournal has to create safe spaces for the information that you want to share is generally more appropriate for that age group, I think, as long as they know how to use it correctly.

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