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Liza Alton

Missouri Outlaws Student-Teacher Facebook Friendship : The Two-Way : NPR - 7 views

  • 03:28 pm August 2, 2011 Twitter (27) Facebook (685) E-mail Share Stumble Upon Reddit Linkedin Digg What is this? Share Print Comments (146) Recommend (32)   by Eyder Peralta August 2, 2011 Listen to the Story All Things Considered [3 min 38 sec] Add to Playlist Download Transcript   A law signed into law last month in Missouri is making waves nationally, this week. A small part of the wide-ranging SB54, makes it illegal for teachers to be "friends" with students on any social networking site that allows private communication. That means teachers and students can't be friends on Facebook or can't follow each other on Twitter for example. All Things Considered's Michele Norris spoke to an eighth grade teacher from Joplin, Mo., who opposes the new law. Randy Turner, who teaches English, said as teachers your job is to reach out to students and that means going where they are and now a days students have shunned e-mail and are using social networking sites to communicate. The larger bill, explained Turner, was passed with great support because it was intended to protect children from predatory teachers. It was intended, he said, to stop what is termed "passing the trash," which is when teachers who have had inappropriate contact with students resign quietly only to be hired by another school. But Turner argues instead of protecting children, this new law may be hurting them. "We may be preventing them from talking to the very people who may be able to help," he said. In a story last month, Springfield's KSPR talked to a teacher from Nixa, Mo. Band Director Craig Finger said he has no problem with the law, because the lines between teacher and student are clear to him. "... If you ask any one of these kids it's very clear we're not friends," Finger said. "We don't friend any students. If you haven't graduated we're not friends. I think the only people I've friended under 18 are my niece and nephew." But Turner said that in the aftermath of the massive Joplin tornado that killed more than 100, Facebook proved instrumental. He was able to locate 20 students to find out they were OK, because he was friends with them on Facebook. Another teacher, said Turner, who monitors the chatter on Facebook was able to stop a fig
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    NPR reports on Missouri Outlaws Student-Teacher Facebook Friendship
Anita Roche

Cultural Norms and Social Technology Adoption: A Discussion in Paris « Web St... - 0 views

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      Americans are very different in this aspect. We have relatives in Germany and they are "surprised/shocked" that I have "so many" pictures on my Facebook page. They use it more for business. Perhaps this is because they all have lived in the same town for tever and
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  • European countries where cookies were highly discouraged.
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  • hide and remove your social footprint.
  • Yet despite this, the adoption rates of social technologies are significantly lower here in France.
  • cultural beliefs, like privacy, going to impact social adoption
Jamie Dee

Revise Song Lyrics Creative Writing - 3 views

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    A parody music video promoting agriculture! If you like it, feel free to share it with your friends! No copyright infringement of original song intended.Become a fan of our new facebook page
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    Loved it! Shows such an awesome way students can use technology for their passion! Gonna show ALL my farm friends! ;D
Sara Rael

Integrating ePals into K-12 classrooms - COEHD Portfolios - 1 views

  • ePal's Global Community is made up of classrooms from over 200 countries. Each classroom has a unique profile that  enables students and teachers to safely connect and collaborate on projects with classrooms worldwide. It's a learning tool that provides students to learn about new cultures and what other kids their age are like.
Deb Little

50 Quick Tips for Using Google Calendar - 4 views

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    Reminds one of the useful aspects of Google Calendars
Lisa Westerman

Instant Translation - 1 views

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    Check out this website and explore translating into a different language. This shows how it works on ePals. Very cool! Students are going to love this!
nikkischubert

Teachers have mixed feelings on using social media in classrooms - Denver Business Journal - 0 views

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    Just 18 percent of U.S. school teachers use social media to connect with students and parents, and only a quarter of teachers report they would like to make it part of their lesson plans, according to a recent survey.
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    One of my concerns or issues is this very thing - how can I ensure my students are using these tools appropriately when it will not only affect me and my job but also their potential employment future as well. How do we keep the professional/academic side of it separate from the personal/social side of it?
Shaeley Santiago

Kids Who Use Facebook Do Worse in School - TIME Healthland - 9 views

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    I really liked the last comment by the writer. His kids are the same age as mine and I am thankful that mine were older before they had access to Facebook. But just the same we as educators need to know the good and the bad so we can help our students and their parents become better cyber citizens
Jason Wood

6 Nifty ideas for using Google Apps in the Classroom - 9 views

This website give several great ideas for using google in a classroom including Google Earth, Google Forms to use in a classroom, and tips an tricks to use Google to help you save time. I am think...

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