Links for November 2nd
- Should teachers communicate with students via social networks like Facebook and MySpace? « More With Les
“the Mississippi policy issue has me thinking. Is it inappropriate for teachers and students to communicate via Facebook or MySpace? From my own experience, I conclude that it is acceptable for me to communicate with students as long as certain conditions are met:* That communication is honorable, appropriate, respectful, and in good taste.
* That communication has some educational value.
* That communication is age-appropriate.
* That communication does not get too personal so as to make either the sender or receiver feel uncomfortable.
* That communication does not invade a person?s privacy.
* That the communication in Facebook stays in Facebook.”
Tags: facebook students teachers policy communication - Online student-teacher friendships can be tricky – CNN.com
# Some teachers use sites like MySpace to help connect, communicate with students
# Critics say the online communication breeds inappropriate relationships
# Proposed law would ban teachers from having online friendships with students
# Teacher says predators will get to children even if online friendships barred
Tags: teachers students socialnetworking facebook education2.0 law policy - Schools grapple with teachers’ Facebook use
Proponents of using online social networks to reach students say it makes sense to go where students are already spending much of their time online. But others fear that educators’ use of these sites encroaches on students’ online “turf” and could cross the boundary of acceptable social behavior between teachers and their students.
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