Thing # 18

I am a regular social networker.  I already have a Facebook and a Twitter account.  I update my status on Facebook daily.  I do not update on Twitter much at all, but I use it to follow some of my favorite celebrities.  I enjoy using Facebook to keep up with family and friends.  It has even been useful in reconnecting with old friends.  I am not sure, however, of it's use in the educational setting.  Most school systems, ours included, block these sites from their servers. Students unfortunately are using these sites for things such as cyberbullying and inviting this into the school system is just not an option.  Additionally, as a rule, I do not accept friend requests from any of my students or their parents.  Even though I would love to use something like Facebook to keep my students informed, I think that the potential for them to use this site inappropriately would be there, and I will feel like I had to be constantly checking and rechecking their posts.