I am so sorry for this very late post! This week really flew by. I am really excited for class tonight. I spent a significant amount of time on the Reading Revolution site this week and I am eagerly anticipating learning more about it.
The readings about social networking made me think a bit more about the use of such sites in the classroom. I tend to agree with that, yes, social networking sites can be appropriate to use. I understood the opposing argument, but I think that students need to learn how to use social networking sites appropriately. To say that bad things can happen when socializing is true, but isn't it more effective for students to learn the dangers, how to best protect themselves, and what to do if something negative does happen while using a social networking site? If we never let children do anything that had a possible negative outcome, we wouldn't let them do much.
I also think that it would be beneficial for students to learn what is appropriate to post and what is not. It is important to know that what you write and post WILL be seen by others. (This could be a good lesson to be learned before going to college and posting a bunch of pictures on the internet that you MAY not want future employers to look at. :0) )
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Glad you are thinking about the implications of using such sites in education. We can choose to ignore this or educate students on the right way to use such sites. I think there is potential, but we need to approach this with our eyes wide open.
ReplyDeleteI agree that we need to educate the students on the dangers rather than sheltering from them. This way the students will know what not to do and what to avoid posting on sites such as this and the reasoning for it. And, I definitely agree that it is very important for the students to understand that what they write and post will be seen by others...and not always the intended audience.
ReplyDeleteI agree greatly with the idea of teaching children of the dangers of social networking and how to use it responsibly but it also make me think how much more can be stuffed into a day, is it really something that can be done. I know it can be especially after all the examples but still...
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