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Using Online Communities

Students are taking advantage of technology to communicate in new and different ways. At the same time, it is important to understand how the technology may take advantage of you. Thinking through where and how information about you is made available to others can help you maintain the level of privacy you wish and increase your level of safety and security. Communal websites (e.g. MySpace, Facebook, Xenga, etc.) offer the attraction of being able to communicate with an ever-growing circle of friends and acquaintances.
At the same time, they offer more opportunities for others to have and use information about you in a way you had not predicted or wished.

Here are a few things to consider when registering in an online community.

For more information, contact Steve Tendall, Director of Counseling, at 563/333-6423

Hours: Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday from  8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Tuesday from 8:30a.m.- 7:30 p.m.