While I understand your hesitation, I don't feel that I am in any danger of being
charged with any offense as I am not committing any offense. I don't post things
that I wouldn't want anyone to see. I am merely choosing to be involved with the
students and be a part of their lives, which they dearly appreciate. I don't feel
that this is, as one post said, hanging out with them. If that were the case, I
guess I shouldn't go to their graduation parties either. But I get invited to many
of them, and I go to as many as I can. I also have a bulletin board full of senior
pictures that have been given to me. The students appreciate that I take an
interest in them. I was just at a conference last week (Michigan Computer Users in
Education) where I heard a lot of talk about Facebook, et. al. and I never heard a
negative comment. What I did hear is that kids are digital natives while most of us
are digital immigrants. We can't teach them until we can reach them, and as long as
we have a digital accent we are impeded.
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.
To: marsharedd@HOTMAIL.COM; LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
From: gbrewste@molineschools.org
Subject: Re: One more FB comment
Date: Sun, 22 Mar 2009 16:17:38 -0500
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/
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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