Category Archives: Cybertraps for Educators

Australian Teacher Pleads Guilty to Taking “Upskirt” Videos of Students

An arrest nearly two years ago of a man in New South Wales for allegedly using his cellphone to record so-called “upskirt” videos of women on a train platform wound up rocking the halls of one of Sydney’s oldest schools. After the arrest was made, police identified the suspect as Robert Emmett, a 36-year-old teacher…

Cybertraps for Educators “Highly” Recommended by Iowa Board of Educational Examiners

Thanks to the Iowa Board of Educational Examiners (@IowaBOEE) for their nice front-page review and recommendation of Cybertraps for Educators in their May newsletter. We truly enjoyed digging deeply into these issues [cyberloafing, privacy, First Amendment rights] (and many more), and we highly encourage other educators to consider this valuable resource. Cybertraps for Educators is…

Elementary School Teacher Arrested for Allegedly Showing Porn to 12-year-olds

Jeff Minh Ha, a 42-year-old teacher at the Columbia School in El Monte, California, was arrested on Friday, April 17, on charges of “exhibiting harmful matter in the presence of a minor.” The charge is a felony under California law. Ha is a 6th grade teacher at the El Monte school. He allegedly showed the…

Canadian Teacher Faces 21 Counts of Voyeurism

A 37-year-old Ontario teacher of special needs students at the Ashley Oakes public school is facing 21 charges of voyeurism after a hidden camera was discovered in a backpack in a staff changing room. Charges were levied against Jamie Gardiner after London, Ontario police examined the discovered video equipment and found videos of two female…

Cybertraps for Educators: The Rising Cost of Digital Misconduct [Lecture]

2015-03-26 Cybertraps for Educators: The Rising Cost of Digital Misconduct from Frederick Lane Presented during a day-long event at the Southern California Schools Risk Management Joint Powers Authority on March 26, 2015. If you are interested in discussing a presentation or professional development program for your organization on this topic, please contact me for information…

Cybertraps for Educators: The Professional Perils of 24/7 Communication [Lecture]

2015-02-24 Cybertraps for Educators from Frederick Lane This is a lecture I delivered to the Alaska Society of Technology in Education on February 24, 2015. If you are interested in discussing a presentation or professional development program for your organization on this topic, please contact me for information regarding my rates and availability.

Cybertraps for Educators: The Professional Perils of 24/7 Electronic Communication [Lecture]

2015-02-13 Cybertraps for Educators from Frederick Lane Presented as a day-long professional development session for the faculty and staff of the Valdez School District on February 13, 2015, in Valdez, Alaska. If you are interested in discussing a presentation or professional development program for your organization on this topic, please contact me for information regarding…

Tweeting, Texting, Teens, and Teachers [Lecture]

2014-11-06 Texting, Tweeting, Teens, and Teachers from Frederick Lane A lecture delivered at the Ontario College of Teachers Conference 2014, “Inspiring Public Confidence,” in Toronto, Ontario, on November 6, 2014. If you are interested in discussing a presentation or professional development program for your organization on this topic, please contact me for information regarding my…