Re: [LM_NET] One more FB comment

[Dawn Sardes <yayagoddess@SBCGLOBAL.NET>]

I don't quite understand the point of this. 

So what if some pervie teacher somewhere does get himself in hot water on 
facebook?  Does that mean that every single educator who uses facebook 
appropriately is somehow guilty of child abuse or sexual perversion?

SOME teachers have been caught using their own homes and cars for illegal trysts 
with kids. So, does that mean that every educator who has a home or car is also a 
pervert?

All I know is that attendance at my teen programs had more than quadrupled in the 
last few months. And I don't have to bother wasting time or paper making flyers 
anymore to promote my programs.

Facebook rocks, in my humble opinion. Most of the teen patrons who are in my 
Friends list also have parents in my Friends list. Those who do not, I have 
contacted the parents to ask permission to add them (thus informing some that their 
child HAS a FB page).


DawnMarie Sardes

Teen Services Librarian

Euclid Public Library

Euclid, OH

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--- On Sun, 3/22/09, Gail Brewster <gbrewste@MOLINESCHOOLS.ORG> wrote:
From: Gail Brewster <gbrewste@MOLINESCHOOLS.ORG>
Subject: Re: [LM_NET] One more FB comment
To: LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
Date: Sunday, March 22, 2009, 5:17 PM

I've waited so long to comment on this subject because I too am on the fence
about "connecting" with students on a social website. However, I think
we would all be wise to take a wait and see attitude because I think it's
just a matter of time before some educator will be charged with an offense
(guilty or not) through a Facebook type of contact.

Gail Brewster
Media Specialist
Moline High School
Moline, IL   61265
gbrewste@molineschools.org
Phone (309) 743-8901
Fax (309) 757-3484
http://mhsav.wikispaces.com/
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From: Marsha Redd [mailto:marsharedd@HOTMAIL.COM]
To: LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
Sent: Wed, 18 Mar 2009 22:35:19 -0500
Subject: Re: One more FB comment

I originally got started with FB because my son, who had just gone off to
college, asked me to. I was absolutely thrilled that he wanted to keep in touch
with me and I jumped at the chance to keep up with what was going on with him.
Some of his friends then asked to friend me and then their parents. In much the
same way, when students want to friend me, I feel complimented that they wish to
share their lives with me. They enjoy it when I wish them a happy birthday or
make a comment about how nice they look in their prom pictures. I do these same
kinds of things in person at school too. It's just another way of connecting
with them.
  
  Marsha Redd
  Librarian, Kelloggsville High School 
  Grand Rapids, MI 
  marsharedd@hotmail.com
  Education is not a goal; it is a life-long process. Everyone is a student.
Everyone is a teacher.
  
  
  
  > From: rschulte@watertownsd.us
  > To: marsharedd@HOTMAIL.COM; LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
  > Subject: RE: One more FB comment
  > Date: Wed, 18 Mar 2009 11:40:47 -0500
  > 
  > I've enjoyed reading this thread.  It's amazing how different
the opinions
  > are, and how passionate everyone is that their opinion is right.  
  > I got a facebook account for 2 reasons- 1. I work in a public library,
and I
  > thought it would be a fun way to communicate with the teens I work with.
  > (unfortunately, not one of the kids in my teen group have a facebook
  > account!)  and 2. As a parent, I want to see what my own kids are up to
on
  > facebook.  I have added my own kids as 'friends', added their
friends as
  > friends, and have contacted many a friend from my past as a friend.  I
  > absolutely LOVE BEING IN TOUCH!
  > A couple nights ago, my girlfriends daughter happened to be on facebook,
so
  > I popped into chat and said "HI".  We visited for a few
minutes before her
  > Mom made her get off the computer for the night.  The next day, her mom
sent
  > me an email telling me how impressed her daughter was that I would take
the
  > time to even say hi to her.  It made the young lady feel good that an
adult
  > would do that.  There are way more advantages to being a friend than
  > disadvantages.
  > That said, I do have a pending friend request from a past student from
when
  > I worked in the school system.  I haven't decided if I want to start
that or
  > not.  So, for now, I continue to read this thread with great interest on
all
  > sides!
  > 
  > Raynette Schulte
  > Young Adult Librarian
  > Watertown Regional Library
  > Watertown, SD
  > rschulte@watertownsd.us
  > 
  > -----Original Message-----
  > From: School Library Media & Network Communications
  > [mailto:LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU] On Behalf Of Marsha Redd
  > Sent: Wednesday, March 18, 2009 11:07 AM
  > To: LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
  > Subject: One more FB comment
  > 
  > I really think that the students appreciate the fact that I treat them
like
  > real human beings. Don't get me wrong--I'm not out to be their
buddy, and
  > they know this. It may make a difference that I am 56 years old and I
work
  > in a high school, not a middle or elementary school. So far I have had
  > absolutely no negative effects from it--only positive.
  > 
  > Marsha Redd
  > Librarian, Kelloggsville High School 
  > Grand Rapids, MI 
  > marsharedd@hotmail.com
  > Education is not a goal; it is a life-long process. Everyone is a
student.
  > Everyone is a teacher.
  > 
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