tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5931834670826653533.post2394297802358312544..comments2024-03-29T07:39:48.764-04:00Comments on A Principal's Reflections: Today's Lesson: Facebook. Friend or enemy in the classroom?Eric Sheningerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13733305358794643322noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5931834670826653533.post-18596405853549117872010-10-10T07:42:29.891-04:002010-10-10T07:42:29.891-04:00It's interesting that nobody seems to mind chi...It's interesting that nobody seems to mind children violating terms of use. How can we just pick what rules we wish to follow? Even if we don't agree, are we teaching good digital citizenship by saying, "Oh, it's okay...everyone is doing it." Would we also teach students how to illegally download movies or music? <br /><br />Even parent administered accounts are a violation of the terms of use. I wonder how many people actually read them?<br /><br />Yet, I agree...it needs to be taught, but sex education is taught without asking students to go out and do it.RobinThailandhttp://www.twitter.com/RobinThailandnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5931834670826653533.post-54468916186069421682010-10-09T20:52:17.773-04:002010-10-09T20:52:17.773-04:00I am amazed and I must admit envious of a teacher ...I am amazed and I must admit envious of a teacher whose school community allows use of social media as an educational tool.I also see great value in teaching the kids from a young age to use facebook for learning and for that reason my own 7yr old has a parent administered account.<br />There are other programs out there and we use some of them at school (eg, SuperClubs Plus) but they aren't as 'real' as facebook and therefore the lessons learnt on them, in my opinion, are not as rich.Anne De Manserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04421025018738546599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5931834670826653533.post-42354209128571537482010-10-09T20:25:16.604-04:002010-10-09T20:25:16.604-04:00I teach High School and 90% of my students are usi...I teach High School and 90% of my students are using FB already. It is an oversight that they haven't been deliberately taught how to use it safely and responsibly by the school in earlier grades. In HS we should now be trying to correct that oversight by teaching digital citizenship. and safe use of social networking.<br />As far as using FB as a classroom tool, given that they almost all have accounts and understand how to navigate and use it, it seems to me to be a logical choice for at least some level of use in class.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01498065741842392683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5931834670826653533.post-58650006946806272010-10-09T10:38:05.715-04:002010-10-09T10:38:05.715-04:00@Anonymous, if I understood what this class is doi...@Anonymous, if I understood what this class is doing, their updates are a synthesis of what they've learned during the day. This kind of reflection seems to be of high educational value.<br /><br />@RobinThailand, I thought about the age limit in the Terms of Use also. Facebook is a powerful tool for communication, sharing events, etc., but my students are all ages 8-12. I'm not sure if parent permission is enough. I would love to see more sites like Facebook and LibraryThing create educational versions that are open to younger people.Krishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14353884253656045937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5931834670826653533.post-90356662575978560032010-10-09T10:32:23.108-04:002010-10-09T10:32:23.108-04:00I think Facebook has too long been an outlet for s...I think Facebook has too long been an outlet for social status, not educational use. To try to pull something like that into the classroom is to fight a battle that I don't think is winnable. There are so many other tool available to accomplish goals. Tools like Twitter, that does not yet have the stigma of being purely social can be used. <br /><br />If we want to bring facebook into the classroom however, 1st grade is definitely the age to do it. Train them while they are young that this is an educational tool first and social outlet second. I fear that parents are too far gone though in their use of Facebook as a social outlet and the kids don't stand a chance once they leave school.SAkersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03985467762143044739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5931834670826653533.post-34579384438140111792010-10-09T08:44:36.869-04:002010-10-09T08:44:36.869-04:00What is the response given to the argument that ta...What is the response given to the argument that taking classtime to update Facebook status is time away from anything of educational value?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5931834670826653533.post-53767425434257611942010-10-09T08:29:01.895-04:002010-10-09T08:29:01.895-04:00Thanks for this post.
Does the school give any tho...Thanks for this post.<br />Does the school give any thought to the Facebook Terms of Use that state users must be 13 years of age? <br /><br />I think there are some good ideas here, but are we promoting healthy digital citizenship here by picking and choosing some of the terms to facilitate this in the classroom?<br /><br />It's a great idea to get young students wised up about social networking sites, but curious how Facebook provides the best learning platform when there are many other alternatives out there.<br /><br />We need Facebook Education Edition. :)RobinThailandhttp://www.twitter.com/RobinThailandnoreply@blogger.com