Cybertraps for Educators

The Rising Cost of Digital Misconduct

Frederick S. LaneHawai’i Teacher Standards Board

Honolulu, HI10 September 2015

Background and Expertise• Father/Step-Father

of 4 Boys• Attorney and

Author of 7 Books• Impact of

Technology on Law, Society & Privacy

• Editor, “The Cybertraps Blog”

• Computer Forensics Expert -- 16 years

• 10 yrs on Burlington VT School Board

Lecture Overview• Technology Trends and

Teaching• Expensive Educator

Cybertraps• Responsibility of Schools• Increased Litigation• Preventative Measures• Cyberethics for Educators

Millennials & Technology• Born between 1980/83

and 1997/2000• 80 million people• 50% of work force by 2020• A Better Name: “Cellulars”• Happy to use bytes to

show off their bits

A Tangled Mobile Web

The Smartphone Gen

88%

75%

91%

71%

Generation Z/Boomlets

Technology and Teaching• Why Is Your Teacher Calling?• Anywhere, Any Time

Communication• The Cloud Has No

Boundaries• It’s a Generational Thing• The Creeping Leprosy of

Good Intentions

Expensive Educator Cybertraps• Inappropriate/Hostile

Communications• Cyberbullying,

Cyberharassment, and Cyberstalking

• Identity Theft/”Catfishing”• Voyeurism/”Creepshots”• Solicitation, Sexting, Sextortion,

and Sexual Assault

Increased Litigation• … for negligence in hiring, training,

and supervision• … for failing to intervene in

cyberbullying• … for failing to investigate

suspicious relationship• … for failing to stop ongoing sexual

harassment• … for failing to prevent sexual

assault

No Fun for Anyone• Claims May Be Based on State or Federal Law

(or Both)• Typical Targets of Litigation:

• School District/School• District/Building Administrators• Colleagues of Perpetrator• Perpetrator

• Costs Include:• Lost Time• Possible Legal Fees• Increased Insurance Costs• Possible Adverse Judgment• Reputational Damage

Preventative Measures• Plan Ahead• Good Policies and Clear

Procedures• Ongoing Education of Entire

Community About Cybertraps• Cultivate a Culture of Safety• Promote Digital Citizenship• Rinse and Repeat

Cyberethics for Educators• Pre-Certification Training• Standards of Electronic Behavior

and Teacher-Student Interaction• Promoting Sound Decision-

Making Online and Off• Modeling Cyberethical Behavior

for Students• Educating Cyber Citizens for 21st

Century

Contact Information• FSLane3@gmail.com• 802-318-4604• @FSL3, @Cybertraps• www.FrederickLane.com• http://www.fredericklane.com/the-

cybertraps-blog/

• ww.linkedin.com/in/fredericklane/• www.slideshare.net/FSL3

Cybertraps for Educators

The Rising Cost of Digital Misconduct

Frederick S. LaneHawai’i Teacher Standards Board

Honolulu, HI10 September 2015