I have both - Facebook, since Jenny insisted I create a page at least five years ago. I love it. I have friends and family all over the country and sometimes the world. I love hearing from them and seeing them as often as I like. I'm not a rabid Facebook follower - these days only once or twice a week. I have "friended" students for several years. I find it invaluable in some cases - the tough ones - and a definite personal link to others. We discuss English, books, movies, class, homework, and Student Council issues. We also have a page for our classroom. (We thought of this public solution to Missouri's Senate Bill that prohibited technology access by teachers to students.)
- Twitter, since I was a fellow at Ozark Writing Project Summer Invitational Institute in 2008. I have spurts of appreciating it and not appreciating it. I think I was really put off by being around two people who could not communicate with those around them for tweeting. That really bothered me! I like to tweet on my computer - not my phone - and I find it would be really time consuming if I allowed it to be. After reading the articles Cindy gave us, I am amazed at how Shelly Blake-Plock uses Twitter in the classroom. I cannot see that happening at BHS this year, but maybe I'll try to get it going next year. Can anyone think of a better way to study grammar????? WOW!!!
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