Digital Citizenship

I enjoyed listening to the podcast and first of all find it very interesting listening to two people interacting about the same thing even though they are physically so far away - another testament to what technology can do for our students as well as each other.
I really liked the aspect of your digital footprint. There has been so much talk lately about being "green" and finding out about our carbon footprint - that students and adults, for that matter, also need to pay attention to what other traces they are leaving. Teaching high school and talking about internet safety and responsibility is an ongoing process of teaching. Reminding them that job interviewers can look up your facebook or myspace accounts and see what you've posted and essentially done is so important. Also, it's not just what you put out there - but also it's what your "friends" post about you too. I think it makes them think about what's out there about them - tell them to google themselves - see what is already out there. It's so important at an early age that children be taught responsibility with the technology that they have access to. Hopefully parents and teachers can help hone these skills.
I also liked the discussion about what happens if a student gets caught abusing their laptop or internet sites. I particularly think that your statements about not taking away the tool - because it's essential to learning - but taking about certain sites - is important. Telling the student that you need to keep the laptop, but you no longer have all the perks that come with it is a good lesson. We do not have a one to one lap top program, but we do have our students and their parents sign an internet use and responsibility contract at the beginning of each school year - also important if there is abuse that we can go back and document this. In the end though, it comes from education and supervision of students with the technology.