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The sutdents view on if teachers should be friends with them  on facebook.(video)

SCHACHTER, RON. "THE SOCIAL MEDIA Dilemma." District Administration 47.7 (2011): 27-33. Academic Search Complete. Web. 15 Feb. 2012.

Friend Request Accepted?." Current Events 111.2 (2011): 7. Academic Search Complete. Web. 15 Feb. 2012

The Social Media Dilemma While some districts are making the most of popular social networks thers are not chooings the "Lik"e button.(Schachter,Ron)

Facebook everyone has one including teachers and students. But should teachers and students be friends on facebook?

Introducing the topic:

I know what you are thinking right now that there is no way; I would be a students friend on facebook. Lets look at it at different point of view. Being able to engage students on a different level. Allowing the students who are afaird to participate in class, do it online where they are not face to face with other students. Another way were teachers and parents can communicate but making sure its not the only way. Posting pictures, sharing educational information(ideas for other teachers to use, in the classroom) and posting videos on how to do math problems. How can schools,teachers,parents and students make this possible? Could Social Networking be looked at as positive way towards education,instead of a negative way?! “We don't talk enough about the incredible power of social networking technology to be used for academic benefit”. “ Let's change the terms”. “Let's not call it social networking”. “Let's call it academic networking”.(Smith,Fran)

The Social Media Dilemma By: Ron Schachter

Questions that occurred over and over again the article was Should schools ban facebook and other social networking? Should teachers be friends with there students on facebook?

. misuse of social networking(teachers and students)

. New Policies taking place

. Looking at facebook in a positive way,by what it can benefit academicly.

. Communicate with Community(with parents and students)

. Is time to change ways and allow social networking in schools?

The article goes into great detail about each topic and gives great expamles. Examples on facebook can be misused and how it can benefitt teachers and students.  How new policies need to take place, for teachers and students to better understand how to use facebook the right way.

Should teachers be friends with students? Yes or No(you decide)

•  teachers say it
  
  "violates the First
  Amendment to the U.S. Constitution,
  which guarantees freedom of speech."
• Amy Hestir student Protection Act
• Teachers fight the law

Summary Amy Hestir Student Protection Act "drew protests from many teachers who say they frequently use electronic media to communicate with students." " The Missouri State Teachers Association went to court to try to stop the law, arguing that barring teachers from interacting with students on sites such as facebook would restrict their to free speech."  The law went to court, and the judge blocked the law from taking effect.  That the would have a "chilling effect " on freedom of speech. 

Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon, who signed

the law in July after it passed unanimously

in the Missouri legislature,

now seems inclined to agree with the

court's decision. After the judge's

ruling, Nixon called for the legislature

to repeal the ban and rework the

law in a special session. "In a digital

world, we must recognize that social

media can be an important tool for

teaching and learning," Nixon said.

Ouite a few members of the Missouri

State Teachers Association

support the governor's plan. "Many

of our members are concerned about

the unintended consequences of this

law, including their ability to monitor

their own children's online activities,"

says Gail McCray, an attorney for the

association. "It's vague and, more

importantly, we believe it violates the

constitutional rights of educators."

What do you think?

 - Codi