MySpace and Facebook are areas that are so foreign to me that I always think "what's the point?" My children, my sister, my sister-in-law all wanted me to join so I guess I'm glad I did for that reason. I have to admit, though, that the first thing I did was Google the security issues which were huge--kind of scares me. Also, I find it kind of scary for people I went to high school with 40 years ago to find me--what could we possibly have in common? I'm one of those people who went to 12 schools before I graduated high school--I'm used to moving on.
I'm not sure I would want to use either of these social networks for my students in teaching math. I really feel that too much time is wasted in a day with these sites--much like gaming. My children tell me of students who spent so much time on these sites that they failed out of school. The one useful feature I found on facebook (and I assume MySpace has the same feature) was the ability to connect to other special education teachers.
One of the best things I've found about Facebook is communicating with those people you are interested knowing more. I've been talking to out-of-town cousins and other relatives that I wouldn't otherwise see or visit with.
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