Thing 18

I can say with confidence that I use facebook more than any other website. Whether I'm procrastinating homework or waiting for class to start, there's a good chance that I'm on my facebook page! Educators should know about social networking because it can help them communicate and learn from one another. When I joined twitter for this project I followed a couple of educators and while reading through their tweets I learned a lot about different technology and government programs and things I had never heard of. I personally like facebook more than twitter because it is simply more personable. However, if I were to use social networking in or for the classroom, I would probably get one separate from my personal facebook or twitter. Both of them could be used to share things such as classroom news and projects with parents. Because they, like me, probably use social networking quite often so it could be an easy way for them to stay up to date. With facebook, you could also share pictures. Facebook or twitter could also be used to network with co-workers or other educators to receive and share advice or resources.