1. After I “Googled,” myself I have found that there is one other Josh Kanable in the world who lives in Fort Myers, FL. I really hope there will never be mistaken identity issues between myself and the man who unfortunately shares my name. I should not speak too soon, but I believe I have avoided the career pitfalls associated with internet self publicity. The only things I found were old ski racing results from high school and PNSA races. http://www.owt.com/seltech/alsra/2003race/hsrace.htm The good news is I came in 4th place.
was slightly concerned to find my address and lists of all my family members through www.pipl.com. http://www.peoplefinders.com/search/searchpreview.aspx?searchtype=people-name&fn=joshua&mn=a&ln=Kanable&city=boring&state=OR&age=&utm_source=pipl&utm_campaign=address
2. The reason for this concern is due to the fact that I think everyone has the right to choose who can be trusted with this kind of personal information. I do not think this information should be available to my future students or anyone for that matter, unless I personally give them my approval. I do not have anything to hide; I take this stance due to the principle.
3. I believe teachers should be held to held accountable for their actions just the same as anyone else in the community. Teachers must be mindful of the microscope placed over the lives of them and their family. If a teacher’s speech violates the ethical standards set by the community and the school then by all means they should be called out on it, but as for freedom of speech teachers should be allowed to say anything they wish outside of school. Anytime an employee bashes or slanders the institution in which they are currently employed it is grounds for dismissal. The problem here stems from writing down thoughts and ideas which are used as evidence to build a case for dismissal. Evidence like facebook, blogs, emails, pictures, and texts are easily copied and filed away. When someone holds the defendants blog in their hands it leaves the jury with a very easy decision because there is no longer a room for denial. For reasons such as this I generally avoid penning or typing my unfiltered thoughts for the world to see.
4. I could not believe that the teacher mentioned on page 2 (Alyssa) would allow students to view her Facebook account, or any teacher for that matter. I think actions like this invite student investigation into a teacher’s personal life. I do not encourage on-line self promotion for anyone, the risk in my opinion outweighs the possible benefits. It only takes one wrong word or one ill advised photo to ruin a career.
5. Protecting myself does not involve crawling into a technological hole or going back to the views of 1915, but it does require carful thought and consideration to every word typed into the virtual world. Reputation precedes each of us and it is always nice to make a good first impression.