After reading the article "Social Networking Goes to School" it really gave me a lot to think about. I teach high school students and I know that most of them have twitter and facebook, so it would make sense for me to use it. However just like the article mentioned, you have to be careful to seperate work and personal lives and not get involved. I know that I have a facebook account and my students are told that they cannot friend me until they graduate. Just like the article mentions teachers can instead create blogs and wall wishes that would do the same thing but under the control of the teacher.
I like the idea of using twitter for professional development purposes especially because I collaborate with my fellow teachers all the time. I ask them for advice on how to teach different things and how to handle a students if I do not know how to, or if I want a second opinion. I welcome the thought of using twitter, and think that it may be something for me to get involved in. I have thought about creating a twitter account and letting my students follow me and I could use it to remind them of important dates, but just like the article mentioned you have to get that approved by principals, and I would just rather not deal with that hassel.
Overall, I thought it was a good article and one that a lot of educators should read that way we can see how beneficial it is to use technology that most people are already using.
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