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15. After the September 11th terrorist attack, many students and teachers send related e-mail to the “all-student” or “all-faculty “mailing lists. Most of the messages contain information about the status of former students and about ways people can help in the crisis. But Penelope sends a long note with a heavy religious message. And Mr. Snidden sends out patriotic graphics and images. A small delegation of students takes their objections to the administration. They understood that these all-school mailing lists, which are screened by the school's system administrator, were supposed to be use

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16. Several students have discovered a web site that promotes anorexia as a lifestyle choice rather than an eating disorder. It includes tips for weight loss, pictures that glamorize the anorexic look, a discussion board members use to support one another, and other material that promotes “anorexic pride.” School counselors have asked that this site and others like it be blocked on the school network. They point out that anorexia is a deadly disease and that some students are particularly susceptible to this type of misinformation.

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18. Joe uses e-mail/instant messaging/blogging to conduct a popularity poll. He asks “Who are the people you like most in the sophomore class? Who are the people you like least?” A couple of names predominate on the “least liked” list. Suzy, who is one of those people, starts missing a lot of school. Her parents are puzzled because the doctor can find nothing physically wrong with her. School officials warn them that Suzy will have to repeat the year if her attendance doesn't improve.

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19. Charley, Alfred, and Tim are good friends, but like lots of guys, sometimes get into one-upsmanship games. This time, it started when Charley got himself a new instant messaging screen name no one knew him by. He started messaging people about Alfred, saying things about him that either weren't true or else were pretty private. Finally, Alfred figured out it was Charley who was doing the IM’ing. So to get back at Charley, Alfred went to a popular web board and logged on, using Tim’s name instead of his own. On this public web board he posted Charley's real telephone number, saying Charley was a girl looking for a date. When the phone calls started coming in, both Charley and Tim got in trouble.

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20. Like many of her friends, Minnie has a blog. But unlike her friends, she keeps its location secret. She doesn’t link to anyone else’s blog and she doesn’t comment on other blogs using her blog identity. Somehow, though, Edward finds out the URL for Minnie’s blog and adds it to the “friends” list on his blog. Word spreads, and soon everyone has read Minnie’s blog. Unfortunately, she has used her blog to criticize most everyone she knows, including other students, teachers, and her parents. Everyone is furious with her.

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21. Some students find a way to obtain system administrator passwords to the school computer network. They learn how to mask the identity of the computers they are logging in from, so no one can trace their actions or figure out who they are. The students use the passwords to poke around the system, including reading and copying some teachers’ files and tests. When they finally get caught, they are in big trouble. The students know they have broken the rules, but they claim that they did not delete or change files, look at personal e-mail or student records, or even personally benefit from seeing the tests. Therefore, they feel their punishment should not be too severe.

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22. A group of older boys has found out Greg's email address and signed him up for pornographic web sites. When Greg goes to the library to check his Yahoo email, his inbox is full of “verification” emails for these websites. Clicking on the “remove “link within these emails takes Greg to the sites themselves to unsubscribe--which also brings up detailed graphic images. Ron, one of the reference librarians, sees these images on Greg's screen, which are a violation of the library's Internet policy, and suspends Greg's Internet privileges for one month.

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23. The teen librarian has created a group email list for teens so that she can send emails publicizing the library's teen programs to them. A teen on the list replies to one of these emails with an inappropriate comment about some other teens. Replies flood the email list demanding that this person be suspended from the library.

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24. Libby posts some complaints about Mr. Johnson on her Myspace page. She says he’s a terrible teacher and that he plays favorites. Roger responds by posting a doctored photo of Mr. Johnson with devil horns and blood coming out of his mouth. Theresa’s follow-up comment is that Mr. Johnson “should be fired and put on the police list of sex offenders.” More and more people post comments (some with images) until Libby’s page comes to the attention of the school administration. Libby and several of the people who posted comments are called in for disciplinary action. The school administration blocksMySpace.com from the school network.

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25. Orlando produces a weekly podcast that has become fairly popular in his small town. He broadcasts community news that focuses on teen interests and features regular guest speakers. His listeners especially like the “gossip” segment of the show, which is written with the help of several unidentified contributors. Lately, he’s also been including podcasts of lectures from his history and English classes. Students who miss class appreciate the service, but his teachers are stunned to find out that their lectures are available to anyone who has Internet access.

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26. Chester, Agatha, and Ridley are hanging out at the park one day and meet up with Chester’s friend Troy. Troy takes a bunch of pictures with his cell phone and uploads them to Facebook, adding suggestive captions to the photos. Agatha starts getting friend requests from guys she doesn’t know. She also gets a phone call from one of the families she babysits for, cancelling her upcoming job with them.

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Oh wow.

Answer 12

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