Comments on: Facebook – A career ending moment

By: dan

dan — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 18:51:47 +0000

Thanks for your feedback Teresa. It’s always good to hear what others have to say when you post to the web.

By: Teresa

Teresa — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 02:19:29 +0000

As a lead mentor for our school, I strongly advise beginning teachers to be careful what they post on their Facebook pages. My own daughter, who I constantly monitor her facebook page, because she is going to be a teacher…I do not want photos to come back and haunt her chances of ever getting a job. I have heard of teachers who were dismissed because of pictures that were posted, like a glass of wine in a teacher’s hand, or a beer in the background. We are to set examples for our students….we are expected to be “perfect.” As teachers, we are given expectations, just like our expectations for our students.

By: Eddie

Eddie — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 23:06:41 +0000

I think that while individuals who post profile should feel free to express their freedom of speech, they should also be aware of the fact that anything you put on the web could potentially be seen by the general public. These sites/profiles/posts are the online presence of the individual, and the gravity of them being accessible by virtually anyone for an indeterminate amount of time should always be considered.

By: Jim McGuire

Jim McGuire — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 01:40:15 +0000

Dan,

Good to see you back!

The negative perceptions of Facebook from many administrators would scare me off if I was looking for a job. Web 2.0 is a great tool in the classroom, but there is an amazing lack of understanding and confusion among many of those making decisions for schools.

By: Michael

Michael — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 03:31:20 +0000

Web 2.0 is more than just Facebook and Myspace. It is about the way information is presented in the design aspects. There are standards for how a Web 2.0 site should be designed hence why all the sites have the same characteristics when it comes to their design. Web 2.0 is about how users can grab information and build on it, or applications that can be run strictly from a browser. How many schools are now offering students the ability to use Google Apps to type papers or build spread sheets? Why not use Open Office? You know how much money that would save the schools.

Applications like Blackboard can be modified for Web 2.0 standard. If the application is kept on an intranet then it can be used in education. It should never be allowed access beyond the schools firewall. On the same note though, why is it schools are still preaching don’t talk to strangers, but never mention don’t text strangers or go into the details of online security? But then can teachers teach a subject or use a tool where the students most likely know more than them? Then who is teaching who?