Thing #22

We need to know how are students are learning and what gets their attention.  The world is changing all the time, as well as our students.  We need to keep up with the technology that is changing around us and learn how to embrace it and use it as an advantage to teach.  A lot of the time our students are more advanced in the realm of technology than we are. 

I created a MySpace account about a year ago because I wanted to find old friends. I learned that there are a lot more people on MySpace than I ever figured there would be.  I looked for old college classmates, and it was real easy to narrow the search down.  I did find some educational groups, I would have to investigate them further to see if I was interested in being a part of that group. 

I disliked that children can use this type of networking in a negative way.  Some of the pictures that are posted are not appropriate.   I think that children need to be monitored by their parents when using these sites.  

I do like that you can have a group of friends that you can keep in touch with and contact without having to repeat your search.  I enjoy the pictures from my friends sites the most, I can keep up with my friends families and their adventures.  I also enjoy all of the image generators that can be used in MySpace. There are endless ones which makes each site unique.   MySpace also allows you to block people, or keep your site private which is a plus when your students want to make you a friend. 

I rarely use MySpace, but the page features are really awesome.  If I had time, I would love to explore more of the image generators that MySpace allows.  

I would not be comfortable using these sites for education (classroom use).  I can see teachers using it to talk to other teachers  or to become part of an educational group.