This is supposed to be a post about how social networks fit into my professional and personal work flow and how they fit into the lives of my students or peers. How do I keep from laughing? I have not used ANY of these social network tools before in my life! Part of the reason I have not used these is a lack of time. Another reason has to deal with some family issues I would rather not get into at this point. As far as professional - well that has been non-existent also. There is only one person I know who actually uses Facebook. Most friends and co-workers avoid these tools - just like me; mostly for the lack of time and for the fear of repercussions with student relationships via electronic avenues. What does this say about me and the people I hang out with? Hmmm...
Now, how "should" I be using these tools? That is the question I need to answer. I have thought about Twitter a lot - but have not had time to act on it. I can see this being used to update students AND parents of deadlines, tests, etc. Facebook? I was actually one of the first users (as far as creating an account), but I never used it since (nor can I remember my login/password). :-) I can see some benefit - especially being able to relate to the generations that we are teaching. Linkedin? I should have used that YEARS ago. Maybe I would have a full time teaching job now if I had. I really do need to get with the times!
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