Social Networking is getting more popular as we speak. Facebook, Facebook, and Facebook is all I hear about. I remember when I thought my mom was ridiculous because she wanted to create her own profile, but to my surprise she is more addicted than a regular high school student.
Not surprisingly Facebook is growing by 700,000 accounts per day, but the surprising part is that a huge chunk of them are 55 years old. Now even my mom has her problems with the internet and she's years away from this age mark.
Personally, not being an extreme advocate of Facebook, as an elementary teacher I don't feel I would use it in my classroom although, I am still not fully decided on this issue. There are some major benefits to utilizing these networks in your class but there are many cons that nearly outweigh the pros. The main reason why I wouldn't use my own personal account for this reason is the question of where is my separation between my personal life and work life. Something that I would consider though is creating a "teacher" account, separate from my personal account to allow the students to contact me there. Creating a group on Facebook would also be a great use, to have the students post questions if needed and contact other classmates. This would open a lot of doors that I don't believe the school websites allow for. Many students that are quiet in the classroom would be able to speak up and be heard.
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