After reading the assigned chapters and participating in Library Thing, I can definitly see the value in using these within the classroom. They offer a variety of ways for students and teachers to communicate and share ideas. This can be adapted to classroom projects, allowing students to discuss topics, share information, and review books with people from around the country and world.
There are also limitations to this type of technology. Allowing students the opportunity to communicate with various people from outside the school could lead to possible problems. It would be necessary to have some type of guidelines. I am leary about giving students unlimited access to the various social networking sites. Granted, I am not very familiar with the ins and outs of social networking.
My county currrently does not allow access to social networking sites. If one was set up, it would need to be accessed outside of the school. This brings up the issue of students that do not have computer/internet access at home.
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