Re: [LM_NET] Facebook, Twitter, et al

[Wendy Stoll <wenreads@YAHOO.COM>]

wow, I must be terribly unprofessional:  I have a facebook account, a twitter 
account, and I play <gasp> World of Warcraft!  None of them have anything to do 
with my work life, and I think I should be allowed to have another side of life 
without being called "unprofessional."

 Wendy Stoll, Librarian
Smyrna Elementary School
Louisville, KY 
wenreads@yahoo.com




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From: Mary Ann Bell <drmaryannbell@GMAIL.COM>
To: LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
Sent: Sunday, March 15, 2009 12:38:23 PM
Subject: [LM_NET] Facebook, Twitter, et al

I am bowing out of this discussion but i do not want to leave without saying
to younger educators or any new to the profession, please do not think you
are not professionals if you keep up with technology and students' use and
habits.Whether or not to participate in Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, etc. is
a matter of opinion/taste and I do not advocate that we paint with a broad
brush. Thus, to use an English cliche, I would say to those that feel
otherwise, "we agree to disagree." But I am a professional. Working with
students is what I do and what I have done for far too many years to admit.
One can be professional and yet find benefits in online environments that
others may eschew. To each his own. I just want to speak out regarding the
professionalism label. It is not a cookie cutter thing. I would not question
another's professionalism based on whether or not he was a blogger, Twitter
enthusiast, Facebook member, or participant in other such communities.
Cheers, mabell

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"Try Curiosity!"--Dorothy Parker
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Dr. Mary Ann Bell
Associate Professor
Sam Houston State University
A Member of the Texas State University System
Department of Library Science
lis_mah@shsu.edu
drmaryannbell@gmail.com

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