Educators should know how social networking works because it is something that their students engage in daily. Also, it is an oppurtunity to incorporate technology into the curriculum. Educators could ask students to post about a subject on their facebook or twitter account. I love facebook. I think it is a great way to keep in touch with friends from all over the word and express how you feel or think to those you wish to share that information with. I don't like twitter as much. I don't really understand it as far as normal people being "followed." I can understand the idea of following a celebrity (if you are into that) or following a news page about a topic you are interested in. However, following everything your friends have to say is a little weird. I guess I like facebook more because you get to see pictures of far away family and such. I think twitter could be useful in a classroom. Educators could provide students with an assignment to summarize what they think about x subject in y amount of characters. This concept is similar to THE JIST; which we commonly used in my secondary schooling location. Facebook could be used in a similar way. When I think of facebook in an educational setting I think of FREEDOM WRITERS. I think facebook would be a good way for students to write in a "journal" manner.
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