Social Networking
Social networking has been in my vocabulary since I was about 14! Here is a link to my Facebook. I added the College of Education Facebook page and requested to be friends with my adviser. Turns out we have a few mutual friends outside of APSU! It doesn't look like social networking is going anywhere anytime soon. It will only evolve. It is important for educators to be aware of the advantages and dangers of this cyber tool. Although it is a great way for people to keep in touch or meet new people to share ideas with. Social networking has been known to be a tool to exploit ones privacy or a place for sexual predators to prey on the naive. Educators should be aware of this. I love how easy it is to find old friends through Facebook but still maintain your privacy. I don't like how often it changes its layout though. I'm not a fan of twitter. I don't really see the point if you have a Facebook already.
Classroom applications?
Perhaps a research project on the history of social networks?
I could be a Facebook friendly classroom and create a group where all my students can keep in touch even after our class time ends!
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