Facebook in schools
Lets face it, Facebook is everywhere! There is a negative stigma that comes with facebook in the eyes of educators. Most people speak about how it is best to avoid anything involving the site in the classroom, but for some educators, they are able to establish it as a useful tool. Personally, I deleted my facebook. In today's society, as a male teacher, the opportunity for ones words to be interpreted incorrectly is very possible. the best way to avoid the problems attached to facebook are by avoiding having one. Call me old fashion, but I just don't see the point in risking my job for a foolish website.
Evan,
ReplyDeleteYou posed interesting points in this blog post. I applaud you for deleting your Facebook page. The more I try to conceal all of my information and make it as professional as I can, the more of a hassle it seems to be. As future educators, it truly is pertinent that we realize the smallest things can be misconstrued, perhaps resulting in us losing our job or not being hired. We must always continue to take extreme caution while on these ever-popular social networking sites. Perhaps it would be best for all of us if we take a page out of your book and rid ourselves of our personal accounts as well.
I completely agree with you Evan. I plan on deleting my facebook as i get closer to graduating college and looking for a job. There is no need to lose a job over activity on facebook. However is someone chose to keep their facebook there are ways to keep everything private so people can not see it.
ReplyDeleteEvan,
ReplyDeleteExcellent post! I truly enjoyed the youtube video link you have provided. That project seemed extremely successful and it sounds like the teacher put in a great deal of time and effort preparing. The videos make the project seem so easy and smooth-running that I can not help but be curious about whether there were any behind-the-scene kinks. I would love to try this for my English subject area, perhaps having students make character fan pages from an array of novels. I also commend you for deleting your facebook, I also plan to delete mine once I begin student teaching in the fall.