Mandate Against Professional Blog URLs in Email Signature - Classroom 2.02024-03-28T22:54:20Zhttps://www.classroom20.com/forum/topics/649749:Topic:139307?commentId=649749%3AComment%3A139747&feed=yes&xn_auth=noLisa,
I have to say, your wor…tag:www.classroom20.com,2008-05-11:649749:Comment:1407222008-05-11T20:57:04.992ZSylvia Martinezhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/smartinez
Lisa,<br />
I have to say, your workaround seems to me to be problematic still. You removed the link to your personal blog, but replaced it with an advertisement for a for-profit company. The "Google Certified Educator" is a way that Google has chosen to promote its use in K-12 education.<br />
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I'm not saying it's not valuable, and I know it's free, but still, you are using NYC DOE email to promote another company. If I were a DOE policy maker, I'd be unhappy with this solution.<br />
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I think the second part,…
Lisa,<br />
I have to say, your workaround seems to me to be problematic still. You removed the link to your personal blog, but replaced it with an advertisement for a for-profit company. The "Google Certified Educator" is a way that Google has chosen to promote its use in K-12 education.<br />
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I'm not saying it's not valuable, and I know it's free, but still, you are using NYC DOE email to promote another company. If I were a DOE policy maker, I'd be unhappy with this solution.<br />
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I think the second part, the "Google me at..." might withstand scrutiny since "to google" has essentially become a verb somewhat detached from the actual company. If this sounds like hair splitting, it might be.<br />
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Consider this analogy. If you worked for the NYC Health dept, would you put "Get a free McDonald's healthy living guide" in your email signature? However, you might put "Live a healthy life" or something similar. Even though the message of health is the same, one promotes a company, the other is a generic message.<br />
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I'm not trying to judge one way or another, just thinking out loud. If you've run this by the powers that be and they are OK with it, I certainly am! Personally, I think this type…tag:www.classroom20.com,2008-05-11:649749:Comment:1406212008-05-11T11:57:05.052ZJohn Petershttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/JohnPeters
Personally, I think this type of a mandate is silly. I don't have such a requirement by my school district, thank goodness. I do however have a disclaimer on my blog stating that "The opinions expressed ...." on my blog, just in case it were to ever come up.
Personally, I think this type of a mandate is silly. I don't have such a requirement by my school district, thank goodness. I do however have a disclaimer on my blog stating that "The opinions expressed ...." on my blog, just in case it were to ever come up. Hi Jack,
Yes, it does. Good…tag:www.classroom20.com,2008-05-10:649749:Comment:1404452008-05-10T14:05:49.821ZLisa Nielsenhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/lnielsen
Hi Jack,<br />
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Yes, it does. Good idea for keeping ourselves accountable to personal branding.<br />
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Lisa
Hi Jack,<br />
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Yes, it does. Good idea for keeping ourselves accountable to personal branding.<br />
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Lisa Excellent workaround! I thoug…tag:www.classroom20.com,2008-05-10:649749:Comment:1404252008-05-10T13:33:29.175ZJack Olmstedhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/JackOlmsted
Excellent workaround! I thought "googling" was the way to solve the problem, too.<br />
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If you are an active web contributor, your name should pop-up at the top of a Google seach. (Jack Olmsted)<br />
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If you have a common name, the workaround is to create a unique user name.<br />
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google me at: digitalreporter
Excellent workaround! I thought "googling" was the way to solve the problem, too.<br />
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If you are an active web contributor, your name should pop-up at the top of a Google seach. (Jack Olmsted)<br />
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If you have a common name, the workaround is to create a unique user name.<br />
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google me at: digitalreporter Thanks to everyone for your k…tag:www.classroom20.com,2008-05-10:649749:Comment:1404152008-05-10T12:54:49.845ZLisa Nielsenhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/lnielsen
Thanks to everyone for your kinds words, attention and support about this issue. I invite interested parties to check out my new email signature and read my latest post <a href="http://theinnovativeeducator.blogspot.com/2008/05/creative-workaround-and-great-idea-for.html">The Creative Workaround and A Great Idea for Professional Email Signatures</a>.<br />
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Thanks to everyone for your kinds words, attention and support about this issue. I invite interested parties to check out my new email signature and read my latest post <a href="http://theinnovativeeducator.blogspot.com/2008/05/creative-workaround-and-great-idea-for.html">The Creative Workaround and A Great Idea for Professional Email Signatures</a>.<br />
<p style="text-align: left;"><img src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1922792633?profile=original" alt="" width="764" height="309"/></p> Update - The issue was picked…tag:www.classroom20.com,2008-05-09:649749:Comment:1401872008-05-09T16:12:09.552ZLisa Nielsenhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/lnielsen
Update - The issue was picked up at:<br />
The Gothamist<br />
<a href="http://gothamist.com/2008/05/09/department_of_e_1.php#post-commenthttp://gothamist.com/2008/05/09/department_of_e_1.php">Department of Education Restricts Staffers From Publicizing Blogs i...</a> By Jen Chung on May 9, 2008
Update - The issue was picked up at:<br />
The Gothamist<br />
<a href="http://gothamist.com/2008/05/09/department_of_e_1.php#post-commenthttp://gothamist.com/2008/05/09/department_of_e_1.php">Department of Education Restricts Staffers From Publicizing Blogs i...</a> By Jen Chung on May 9, 2008 The New York Sun has posted o…tag:www.classroom20.com,2008-05-09:649749:Comment:1401092008-05-09T11:54:31.007ZLisa Nielsenhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/lnielsen
The New York Sun has posted on this issue at<br />
<a href="http://www2.nysun.com/new-york/education-dept-restrictions-on-blogs-rile-a-staff/?print=0783330121">http://www2.nysun.com/new-york/education-dept-restrictions-on-blogs-rile-a-staff/?print=0783330121</a>.
The New York Sun has posted on this issue at<br />
<a href="http://www2.nysun.com/new-york/education-dept-restrictions-on-blogs-rile-a-staff/?print=0783330121">http://www2.nysun.com/new-york/education-dept-restrictions-on-blogs-rile-a-staff/?print=0783330121</a>. Hi Classroom 2.0 community,…tag:www.classroom20.com,2008-05-09:649749:Comment:1400122008-05-09T02:28:40.786ZLisa Nielsenhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/lnielsen
Hi Classroom 2.0 community,<br />
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Thanks so much to those who have responded to the discussion around this important issue. I hope my voice along with yours and others can help influence a change in the mandate to remove professional blog urls from email signatures at the NYC DOE. Below are some others who wrote reactions to my blog post on the topic. I was also interviewed by The New York Sun slated to run a story tomorrow. I plan to provide an update on how this plays out at…
Hi Classroom 2.0 community,<br />
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Thanks so much to those who have responded to the discussion around this important issue. I hope my voice along with yours and others can help influence a change in the mandate to remove professional blog urls from email signatures at the NYC DOE. Below are some others who wrote reactions to my blog post on the topic. I was also interviewed by The New York Sun slated to run a story tomorrow. I plan to provide an update on how this plays out at <a href="http://theinnovativeeducator.blogspot.com">The Innovative Educator blog</a>.<br />
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Posted by Will Richardson on 08 May 2008 02:36 am Of course!
I think this is o…tag:www.classroom20.com,2008-05-08:649749:Comment:1397882008-05-08T15:34:12.020ZSylvia Martinezhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/smartinez
Of course!<br />
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I think this is often the case, where people who don't really understand what's going on make the rules. And now you have to bear the brunt of someone else's misunderstanding, as if you had committed some crime. Silly.<br />
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It happens in school all the time, too, so I guess you can take solace in all the teachers who have their terrific blogs blocked by their own administration, who are at the same time calling for creative expression and new approaches to learning. Ugh.<br />
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I guess it's…
Of course!<br />
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I think this is often the case, where people who don't really understand what's going on make the rules. And now you have to bear the brunt of someone else's misunderstanding, as if you had committed some crime. Silly.<br />
<br />
It happens in school all the time, too, so I guess you can take solace in all the teachers who have their terrific blogs blocked by their own administration, who are at the same time calling for creative expression and new approaches to learning. Ugh.<br />
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I guess it's up to you as to how much you are going to push back - certainly you have a sympathetic audience here! Hi Lisa,
Keep on innovating,…tag:www.classroom20.com,2008-05-08:649749:Comment:1397472008-05-08T10:48:20.266ZConnie Weberhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/connieweber
Hi Lisa,<br />
Keep on innovating, keep on being such an inspiring model in your work! It seems wildly silly to be prevented from sharing your url in your signature, <i>particularly</i> for someone in your position, PD manager for the Office of Instructional Technology. Come on--is this ironic, or what?<br />
Connie<br />
<a href="http://firesidelearning.ning.com">http://firesidelearning.ning.com</a>
Hi Lisa,<br />
Keep on innovating, keep on being such an inspiring model in your work! It seems wildly silly to be prevented from sharing your url in your signature, <i>particularly</i> for someone in your position, PD manager for the Office of Instructional Technology. Come on--is this ironic, or what?<br />
Connie<br />
<a href="http://firesidelearning.ning.com">http://firesidelearning.ning.com</a>