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I found a very interesting article called, “Making Kids “Googlable” written by Will Richardson which talked about getting kids prepared for a good “resume” for the future. First it talks about how Will had gone around and asked some Principles and Administrators if they have ever “Googled” a potential teacher that they may hire. Many to his surprise said that yes they have searched their name on Google and even on MySpace. They said that the reasoning for this was just to make sure that no negative background would come up, and if they happen to come by a very positive thing about them that that information could also come useful in the hiring decision. It then went on to talk about how adults especially teachers and principles need to get the students “online portfolio” looking good. I predict that more and more employers will be using Google and other online tools to find out more about people so why not make your online pages look good.

To me it makes sense because in the article it did say,

“Almost all of them admit, however, that finding positive things about their
applicants, as in portfolios or collaborations or even social sites, does or
could make a positive difference in the process.”

So if you have some impressive “stats” online than that could be a plus. Even though I do not quite understand what these portfolios would include, it is important for students all over the world to at least start thinking about the future and how getting important but obviously safe information online could be useful in the future.