I found this article about social networking in undergraduate education very interesting. I feel as though social networking has helped advance education and technology. I think that the internet is a huge component to education. As an educator, I felt that some of the social networking that they mentioned would be a distraction rather than help the students in a learning environment. I think that Facebook is a great place to have discussions and pages about classes but I do think it can easily be a distraction. I do think that the blackboard is a better choice and was preferred for a school setting.
I think that Facebook is more of my personal life rather than educational. I like to think that Facebook is separate from my work environment and enjoyable. In the article, it states that “Facebook is a valuable tool that helps to strengthen interpersonal relationships, build communities and engage students.” I think that it can definitely strengthen interpersonal relationships and help build communities for students. I would like to keep my personal and business sites separate.
I think that social networking can be a great tool used for the correct purposes. When I go onto Facebook I can easily get distracted and find something that interests me. If people can use the social sites for the right reasons it could be a great tool for students to learn from.
I think that Facebook is more of my personal life rather than educational. I like to think that Facebook is separate from my work environment and enjoyable. In the article, it states that “Facebook is a valuable tool that helps to strengthen interpersonal relationships, build communities and engage students.” I think that it can definitely strengthen interpersonal relationships and help build communities for students. I would like to keep my personal and business sites separate.
I think that social networking can be a great tool used for the correct purposes. When I go onto Facebook I can easily get distracted and find something that interests me. If people can use the social sites for the right reasons it could be a great tool for students to learn from.