Thing #18

I have not been one to join any of these social networking sites. However, I can see the importance of understanding the innerworkings of these sites. While students view these as a manner of posting the fun things that they have done, educators must teach their students that they must update their sites with care. One wrong posting or publishing can land them more trouble than they can imagine. The development of social skills is important, but they must understand that social responsibility is also important. I joined Facebook because of its ease of moving about. However, I am having trouble with a portion of it; and still awaiting a responsef from them to correct it. It is amazing that you can add photos, text, video, etc to your site. This could be a useful tool for contacting students regarding missed assignments, or posting additional information regarding current assignments. Overall, I can see some benefits to this application if properly used.