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I wonder what is safe information. I get IM's from my students. Are they safe? A couple want me to joining facebook.com. It seems like a better version of myspace. I know lots of people who use both. They post and join groups and never think twice about it. Are all bets off because I teach? We use a program or network for school communication. This new version of networking has already increase student/teacher communication and email x 10. They use computers fearlessly. Is that a good thing? Is it the old school adults who are the paranoid ones? It seems that I was in on the beginning of the tech take off. I remember AOL by the hour. But am I already too old to use these new post and shares? I am more afraid of people older than me judging me that I am of the youngins' having access to my information or thoughts. It makes me wonder. Where do I fit in on this timeline?