Comments on: Social Networks too Scary for School? http://randyrodgers.edublogs.org/2007/01/13/social-networks-too-scary-for-school/ Inertia Kills. Education is Evolving...Are You? Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:00:03 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: Weekly Roundup (4 February 2007) at teaching.mrbelshaw.co.uk http://randyrodgers.edublogs.org/2007/01/13/social-networks-too-scary-for-school/comment-page-1/#comment-23 Weekly Roundup (4 February 2007) at teaching.mrbelshaw.co.uk Sun, 04 Feb 2007 21:39:49 +0000 http://randyrodgers.edublogs.org/2007/01/13/social-networks-too-scary-for-school/#comment-23 [...] Randy Rodgers - Social Networks too Scary for School? (echoes what I’ve been thinking about r.e. my Ed.D. thesis that 21st century literacies are different from 20th century ones - includes the great quotation, “Fear grows in darkness; if you think there’s a bogeyman around, turn on the light.”) [...] [...] Randy Rodgers – Social Networks too Scary for School? (echoes what I’ve been thinking about r.e. my Ed.D. thesis that 21st century literacies are different from 20th century ones – includes the great quotation, “Fear grows in darkness; if you think there’s a bogeyman around, turn on the light.”) [...]

]]> By: Rick Scheibner » Utilizing Social Networks in the School Setting http://randyrodgers.edublogs.org/2007/01/13/social-networks-too-scary-for-school/comment-page-1/#comment-10 Rick Scheibner » Utilizing Social Networks in the School Setting Mon, 15 Jan 2007 06:07:57 +0000 http://randyrodgers.edublogs.org/2007/01/13/social-networks-too-scary-for-school/#comment-10 [...] Do social networks such as MySpace and Xanga belong in the school setting?  Randy Rodgers offers some persuasive arguments for utilizing them in education.  To be sure, there are some content hurdles to overcome when allowing these sites into the schools.  Many districts–including my own–have simply blocked access to those sites, and perhaps with good reason.  My personal experience is that, in MySpace anyway, my page regularly gets hit up by smut-peddling bots, or worse.  Regardless of the educational potential, we must first protect students from inappropriate content. [...] [...] Do social networks such as MySpace and Xanga belong in the school setting?  Randy Rodgers offers some persuasive arguments for utilizing them in education.  To be sure, there are some content hurdles to overcome when allowing these sites into the schools.  Many districts–including my own–have simply blocked access to those sites, and perhaps with good reason.  My personal experience is that, in MySpace anyway, my page regularly gets hit up by smut-peddling bots, or worse.  Regardless of the educational potential, we must first protect students from inappropriate content. [...]

]]> By: randyrodgers http://randyrodgers.edublogs.org/2007/01/13/social-networks-too-scary-for-school/comment-page-1/#comment-9 randyrodgers Mon, 15 Jan 2007 02:36:21 +0000 http://randyrodgers.edublogs.org/2007/01/13/social-networks-too-scary-for-school/#comment-9 Thanks for the comments, Nancy and Rick. I found the Pew Foundation's new study actually encouraging. The fact that 2/3 of teens report to keeping their profiles private is a great step forward. It is good to know that, either via their own network of friends, their parents, or their schools, they are learning how it should be done. Rick, I did get signed up on MySpace. I feel like such an amateur, having to look up sites telling me how to get it set up on Google. It's too bad my children are too young to help their old man out! I found it interesting that I received a suspicious Add request not 3 hours after signing up from a complete stranger. Hmm... Thanks for the comments, Nancy and Rick. I found the Pew Foundation’s new study actually encouraging. The fact that 2/3 of teens report to keeping their profiles private is a great step forward. It is good to know that, either via their own network of friends, their parents, or their schools, they are learning how it should be done.

Rick, I did get signed up on MySpace. I feel like such an amateur, having to look up sites telling me how to get it set up on Google. It’s too bad my children are too young to help their old man out! I found it interesting that I received a suspicious Add request not 3 hours after signing up from a complete stranger. Hmm…

]]> By: Nancy Bosch http://randyrodgers.edublogs.org/2007/01/13/social-networks-too-scary-for-school/comment-page-1/#comment-7 Nancy Bosch Sun, 14 Jan 2007 22:50:45 +0000 http://randyrodgers.edublogs.org/2007/01/13/social-networks-too-scary-for-school/#comment-7 I have hours of opinions about this and will not bore you here with them but I think our district "threw the baby out with the bathwater". By blocking Xanga, My Space, Facebook, etc they also blocked every school, library, science, history etc. blog! The district will unblock the site and this may be the best way to keep kiddos from being distracted by My space, etc during the school day. My point is this...the second they step out of the classroom they can access these sites on their phones or their home computers. We need to make sure that they understand how to stay safe and be responsible social networkers. There is a brand new study out by the Pew Foundation http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/sfgate/detail?blogid=19&entry_id=12326 you might find interesting. I have hours of opinions about this and will not bore you here with them but I think our district “threw the baby out with the bathwater”. By blocking Xanga, My Space, Facebook, etc they also blocked every school, library, science, history etc. blog! The district will unblock the site and this may be the best way to keep kiddos from being distracted by My space, etc during the school day. My point is this…the second they step out of the classroom they can access these sites on their phones or their home computers. We need to make sure that they understand how to stay safe and be responsible social networkers. There is a brand new study out by the Pew Foundation http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/sfgate/detail?blogid=19&entry_id=12326 you might find interesting.

]]> By: Rick http://randyrodgers.edublogs.org/2007/01/13/social-networks-too-scary-for-school/comment-page-1/#comment-6 Rick Sat, 13 Jan 2007 23:18:38 +0000 http://randyrodgers.edublogs.org/2007/01/13/social-networks-too-scary-for-school/#comment-6 I actually created my MySpace page from my role as a dad to a young teenage boy, and not from my role as school counselor. I felt it was important to be able to keep up with who he's having conversations with. As an educator, though, I feel that it's important to be able to speak intelligently with young people about the technology that they're using. My ultimate dream is that we would find a way to use this in such a manner that would satisfy school districts' need to protect students and the students' need to learn through connections. I actually created my MySpace page from my role as a dad to a young teenage boy, and not from my role as school counselor. I felt it was important to be able to keep up with who he’s having conversations with.

As an educator, though, I feel that it’s important to be able to speak intelligently with young people about the technology that they’re using. My ultimate dream is that we would find a way to use this in such a manner that would satisfy school districts’ need to protect students and the students’ need to learn through connections.

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