Thing #18

As a teacher it is important to know how social networks operate. Kids today are using them all the time, and you would be able to get valuable information from them. I did not get any new insights from these sites. I am familiar with them already, but I do not plan on using them. I only set up the account per the assignment. I don't like communicating with close friends via a webpage. I prefer private email or phone call. Call me old fashioned!! Out of the two sites listed, I would use myspace if I was going to use a social networking site. It has more useful features and is easier to navigate. I don't think social networks have a place in the classroom at the elementary level. This is the grade I will be teaching, and I think you would run into privacy and protection issues by pulling a classroom into one of these sites. I am not a fan of either one of these sites. This is the link to my profile http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=423677809