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The New Rules of Engagement

by Michelle J. Nealy , March 20, 2009

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In 2006, Ithaca College created a Facebook task force to examine how the college could maximize its own use of this burgeoning technology and educate its students on the pitfalls of social networks. “We were charged to look at policy, education and opportunity,” says Doreen Hettich-Atkins, coordinator for special services and programs at Ithaca College. In terms of the institution’s policies governing negative or violent behavior online or otherwise, nothing changed. “We found that our existing policies seem to do what we needed them to do. The regulations were written to incorporate things that happened electronically.”

To equip students with pertinent information on safe social networking, the task force also created a Web site dedicated to digital citizenship. Digital citizenship encourages students to behave responsibly, respecting the rights of others on their computers, cell phones and other digital communication tools, Hettich- Atkins says.

“A few years ago, [Facebook] was really a romper room for college students. It’s only in the last few years that it has become a general community. If you look closely, a lot of students have made the adjustment naturally. They realize that their moms and future employers are on the site,” Bogost says.



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