This week, Jesse Miller joined the class over zoom to discuss the importance of digital stewardship in the workplace and classroom. I really appreciated this because digital stewardship is something that is overlooked commonly. People often post whatever, whenever, not putting much thought into the digital footprint they may be leaving. The reality is, everything posted on social media is saved somewhere. Once it’s out there, it’s out there for good. If you posted something incriminating or in poor taste it will be on the internet forever for anyone to see.
As future educators, this is something we need to take note of. Technology in the classroom will only become more and more prevalent over our careers. Likely one day we’ll have to teach a lesson on proper social media habits. Meaning it’s very important to begin practicing digital stewardship early in our careers.
One positive digital stewardship practice I use is making my social media accounts private. I find this practice to be effective because it keeps unwanted viewers of my posts out. In my future career, I will keep my accounts private to keep my personal life away from the classroom.
