Cyber-Citizenry

Are you a good cyber citizen?  Are any of us?

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My instructional technology class has been exploring ways of teaching others to be ethical online community members.  We were tasked with creating a learning unit for a topic from the Common Sense Media website,  I chose to explore the topic of "Connected Culture."  Middle school students learn how interconnected real worlds and virtual worlds are.  Being a good citizen of one's community is similar whether or not the community is in the face to face world or the digital world. 

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While researching for info for my ID project

I was searching for a ready-made, short video to embed in my training, and I found this cautionary "tail" by the CEO of Identity Finder.  I thought it was interesting, and sent a link to my son.

Then. . . for some reason I went to my Facebook page, and there was a message for me that my Facebook account had been accessed from some location they didn't recognize!   I followed the steps to see where the location was; it was in Ft. Lauderdale, FL. !!!!!

So now, I'm in the process of changing all accounts that use that same userid and password.  Kinda funny these two things happened within hours of each other.  They say, "God protects fools and children."  But, they also say, "God helps those who help themselves."  (my apologies to the agnostics and atheists that read this).

My point - be safe. Vary your log-ins, especially on sites where money is concerned!  Oh, and Identity Finder has a free, scaled-down version (finds passwords and CC numbers only). Check it out