On my PLN I saw an article that was not music sensitive, but I thought was pretty pertinent. Social networks such as Twitter and Facebook have become a staple in the youth of the world. So how do educators deal with their own social network accounts?
The article that I found gave a few tips and hints at what any teacher can do with their social network accounts and why they should do so. Of these were when can you start adding your "student friends" to your group? The most common answer is after the graduate (assuming that you teach high school). The reasons for this were solid. You do not want to have legal issues with pictures of yourself, or for that matter your students. Also you do not want to have friends that are too young, so that you shade away from acquaintances that are closer to your own age.
Overall I feel that social networks are very important. They connect people that would otherwise have a hard time doing so. It is a great way to explore your interests and share them with others. However as educators we do need to be careful. Our career is so important that we need to always be looking out and not find ourselves in sticky situations.
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Most school districts now have very specific guidelines on what teachers are allowed to do with their social networking site accounts. It is very important to separate personal networking from school networking for all the obvious reasons. However, I like that some schools and teachers have found ways to use class webpages, class blogs, and other networking resources specifically for school use. I agree that it's valuable - when designed and monitored by the teacher for classroom use.
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