Today's Newsletter: These Social Media Screw-Ups Will Shock You! (although probably not)

Just because it’s summer doesn’t mean online idiocy takes a vacation. Convicted teacher Jennifer Fichter has garnered an international online following after receiving a 22-year sentence for inappropriate relationships with students, according to the Daytona Beach News-Journal. In the UK, a balding teacher sent a teen pupil "sexually explicit" Facebook messages signed as a character from Despicable Me, according to the Mirror. LA Unified is taking a proactive, rather than, prohibitive strategy to the serious problem. The district is developing a curriculum devoted specifically to the dangers of sexting. We’ll be sure to share that once it is released. —Kevin Hogan, Content Director

Kevin Hogan is a forward-thinking media executive with more than 25 years of experience building brands and audiences online, in print, and face-to-face. Kevin has been reporting on education technology for more than 20 years. Previously, he was Editor-at-Large at eSchool News and Managing Director of Content for Tech & Learning.