Thing # 18

Asante Pugh

Teachers need to know how social networking works so that they socialize and communicate with their peers at the click of a button. Being able to manuever thorough the social networking world educates teachers on the do's and don't's of these types of sites and eliminate the unknown causing big mistakes. I already had a Facebook account that I use to stay in contact with friends and families that live far away, but I did learn that on Myspace it is way easier to keep up with what is going on in entertainment media all one page! When exploring the sites, Facebook was alot easier to set up and get started, opposed to myspace being a little difficult for me to setup and the page was way too busy for me...I would never be able to digest all the information that is provided on the homepage in one sitting nor would I want to. Facebook had the most useful features for communicating with others, but Myspace had more useful features for information on entertainment, videos, new topics, etc. Personally, I feel that these are personal socializing sites and prefer to keep them out of the classroom for any grades!