Thing # 18

I think that it is important for educators to know how social networking works because we have to network to become better at our jobs.  If we stay inside our own little bubble of friends we may not learn the different ways that others are teaching.  I am not a fan of social networking.  I don't really care where any of my "friends" are at and what they are doing all the time.  I do not like the fact that employers, educators, and money lenders can look at my site.  Social networking is something that could get me fired, not hired, or not invited into certain clubs.  I must watch my step on these sites.  I can see the usefulness of them.  Setting up pages for your class or the school of Education.  This gets the information out to the students in a way that they will recieve.  To be honest they cannot say they did not recieve the information because you get a notice when something new pops up!  I think that eventually I will have to accept social networking because it is the wave of the future (unfortunately the future is now!).