As “call to action” or movement days are as common as green leaves on trees in the summer, I am not a big fan of them. I feel that if something matters to you, it does not need a special day assigned to it to boost your involvement.
However, I have investigated the subject thoroughly and can say that educators in particular are not well prepared to deal with and discuss online privacy and behaviors. Educator preparation programs generally do not cover the subject and working educators already have so much on their agenda it is difficult to integrate such subjects into the schedule and or curriculum.
Matt Ivester's book - "lol...OMG! What Every Student Needs to Know About Online Reputation Management, Digital Citizenship, and Cyberbullying" - is available as a free Kindle e-book from Amazon in honor of Data Privacy Day.
The e-book is available at: http://www.lolomgbook.com/#!vstc5=ebook or directly from Amazon through http://amzn.com/B0060FRNNQ
I have not had the opportunity to read it yet, but as it has all five star reviews and as this offer is only good through January 30th, I felt compelled to get this posted.
Matt Ivester will also be participating in a special EDUCAUSE Policy webinar next Monday, January 30, 1-2 pm EST. See: http://www.educause.edu/policy/dataprivacy
