This is a way to teach digital citizenship to our kids using social networking in the classroom. Facebook
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This is a great use of social networking sites however these sites are banned in many schools (including Scarborough schools) and a reversal of "School Policy" from banning use of to encouraging use of these sites is unlikely. There exists much histeria among the dinosaurs of education about "unregulated use" and "system security" and warning about "legal action". People my age and older are having a hard time grasping how young people are using these and many other technologies and why. Administrators are just focusing on how to limit and control when they should seek to use existing rules, not panic and just watch human social behavior at hyper speed. There are many great uses for technology but those that don't understand need to move aside.
Excellent point and thank you for posting this insight! I am piloting a classroom experience using facebook to teach social networking.I will post a reflection once we start...We also block the sight, but our admins have allowed us this opportunity on a limited basis! Stay tuned...
2 comments:
This is a great use of social networking sites however these sites are banned in many schools (including Scarborough schools) and a reversal of "School Policy" from banning use of to encouraging use of these sites is unlikely.
There exists much histeria among the dinosaurs of education about "unregulated use" and "system security" and warning about "legal action". People my age and older are having a hard time grasping how young people are using these and many other technologies and why. Administrators are just focusing on how to limit and control when they should seek to use existing rules, not panic and just watch human social behavior at hyper speed. There are many great uses for technology but those that don't understand need to move aside.
from the parent of four kids.
Excellent point and thank you for posting this insight! I am piloting a classroom experience using facebook to teach social networking.I will post a reflection once we start...We also block the sight, but our admins have allowed us this opportunity on a limited basis! Stay tuned...
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