This is an older article, back from November of 2008. But it shows how teachers and facebook is still an issue. This article is actually from the Charlotte Observer, discussing an issue with a teacher being suspended for what she posted on facebook.
This article is in regards to a school district in Florida which made it part of teacher protocol to not interact with their students on any social-networking website.
In my opinion, I think that it is inappropriate for teachers to "friend" their students. Inappropriate seems a little harsh to say but I do think that its better safe than sorry. Maybe once the student has moved on to high school and college it is okay to accept a friend request from them but even still whatever you post on the internet, you do it at your own risk.
I agree with Ashley, only I still think that even in high school I feel that teachers and students should not interact with one another unless it is school related. It seems that more often today teachers are getting fired or in major trouble by having some sort of relationships with there students. I know it doesnt just happen because they might be friends with them on facebook or something like that, but like Ashley said, "its better safe than sorry" and just stay away from temptations.
This sight is an interactive resource for teachers of all content areas in Highschool. It has flash games and visual aids on core subject content, that can help create a more interactive and visual class. Pbs also has blogs for parents and teachers to connect on many of the content areas.
This is a website that teachers can use to creat a page that there students can log on to see what is going on in the classrooms and the parents can find out what there kids are doing in there class.
This is a site that you can use as a teacher to create a a site where you can connect with the students and you can post assignments on the site and the due dates. It is similar to moodle
Twiducate is a free resource for educators, similar to Twitter but for education. The goal is to create a medium for teachers and students to continue their learning outside the classroom. You can post assignment dates, manage students and groups, and have a place for quesions.