POST+2

= Posting #2 =

=Digital Permanence= Did you know that once you take an image and put it on the Internet it stays there forever, even after you have deleted it. In the digital age you live in, digital images can be copied to be examined later, seen or read over and over again. Anything digital can be changed, modified, or morphed into something totally different that what was originally presented or intended! People tend to believe what they see with their own eyes even though we know that things now can be easily changed.

Have you ever had an email, IM, picture, video or other digital posting of yours sent to other people or sites online without your knowledge? Do you ever worry that something you posted online will show up somewhere other than where you sent it? Has anything you have ever posted online been changed in some way by someone else with or without your permission?

Sometimes, first impressions are important. If the first time that you see or hear about someone is on the Internet in an unflattering position it may change your opinion of the person once you meet him/her. Once an image (or video) has been posted online, it stays there forever. People click and save it, edit it, repost it as their own, and even sometimes edit the picture, post it (or email it to someone else) with information that is wrong. A great rule of thumb is never to put online, or in an email, words or graphics that you don't want EVERYONE else to see.
 * ~Mrs. G Response:**
 * __Other safety suggestions:__**
 * Before posting online ask yourself- "how would I feel if...(parents, grandparents, employer, future employers, etc.) were to see to this picture?"
 * Do a Google search on your name once a month to see if you find something you don't like.
 * Don't trust anyone to do the right thing by you...
 * Talk to your friends about how you are all connected... anyone these days can make it look like friends/foes are doing things that they are not suppose to be doing..
 * Rise above it... don't publish anything online about someone that could be considered offensive.
 * Don't share passwords to your accounts online.
 * Take down anything right away that you don't like or seems out of line.
 * Don't trust - MONITOR.