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two thirds of online teens are “content creators” which means they use videos, photos, blogs and message boards to divulge the minutiae of their lives.

Because teens don’t anticipate these problems, some colleges now offer seminars about how to use Facebook, MySpace and other social networking sites to create a reputation that won’t make young lives offline more difficult. Parents can give kids a headstart by asking these questions.

Take social bookmarking, for instance. Suppose you are a biology teacher who has asked students to research a variety of topics in life science—for example, stem-cell research.

Let’s suppose three students have chosen this topic and are working on answering an essential question regarding the ethical considerations of this type of biological research and are doing so independently. Let’s also say that each has an account at a social bookmarking site like del.icio.us and has tagged a variety of resources about stem-cell research. Student A knowingly goes to Students B’s and C’s site, examines the tag for stemcellresearch, finds some new resources, and tags them into Student A's account at del.icio.us. Is this appropriate or a violation of academic integrity?