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Josh Ochs

Josh Ochs opened a few eyes Wednesday.

During the day, the social media expert showed Pottsgrove middle school and then high school students how their activity on social media platforms could come back bite them in the behind when applying for colleges and jobs.

Using real-life examples, he showed the students -- and then their parents at an evening session -- how the temporary satisfaction of posting something into the seeming ether of Twitter, Vine, Instagram, Facebook, Kik, WhatsApp, Whisper, Secret, Ask.fm, After School can turn into a permanent problem.

Then he showed how colleges, employers and others you might hope to impress can be unimpressed with a simple Google search.

And finally, he talked about how to take control of that social media profile, and use it to boost your opportunities instead of becoming an obstacle to them.

The Tweets from the evening session are below.

Rupert to Open, Free Speech Defended

Mercury Photo by John Strickler

Rupert Elementary School under construction earlier this year.

Well the long wait is over.

Last night, the news that Rupert Elementary School will be open for business on Nov. 10 was first made public at a meeting of the Pottstown School Board's facilities committee.

The committee also discussed the Leadership in Environmental Engineering and Design, or LEED rating for Barth and the pending rating for the other three elementary schools.

Also discussed was a policy indicating possible punishment and legal action for employees who disparage the district in a public forum, made more potentially necessary, human resources director Stephen Rodriguez said, by social media.

However, the committee viewed the idea dimly. Also discussed was a dress and grooming policy for staff, even when they're not working.

Read all about in the Tweets from the meeting, embedded below.

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