This week we had the privilege of having a guest speaker, Jesse Miller, come to our class. He spoke to us on how to be mindful and careful on the internet, especially in a world where everything is becoming so digitalized. I think it is especially important to know that everything we post on the internet is permanent. Sometimes people, myself included, forgets that everything online, even after you delete it, can still be found.

He showed us several extreme examples of teachers in BC being extremely unprofessional when it comes to social media, including instances of revealing children’s faces and information. Although it was shocking to me and my peers, I realize we are more in touch with social media safety and etiquette because we grew up with it. This is why social media training is important not just for students, but for teachers as well. Many of them overshare, or worse, reveal private information.

Though I already knew some of this safety information, it was a good refresher and reminded me to stay mindful from now on.