Tuesday, October 6, 2009
Leadership and social networking
Our world is very inter connected with many new forms of social networking: (Facebook, Twitter, MSN, Blackberries, Second Life) Our school board doesn't allow these BUT some schools do. What are the pros and cons of this. Feel free to put down any thoughts and comment on others.
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Hey Crawf-rawf and class,
I guess i will make the first comment/opinion, I am all cons on being able to use social networking at school. First of all whenever we would get on the computers no work would get done, also social networking is stuff you do in your own time. School is for getting an education. The only positive about allowing Social networking is it might teach you about individual leadership and deciding how to manage your time.
Feel free to comment on my opinion,
Thanks,
S Creels
Hey guys and gals of leadership 12,
I too am against socal networking in our school... Reason being that it would be way to big of a distraction... Zero work would get done in-class and I'm sure that there would be lots of missed assignments with the excuse, "I didnt have enough time"... save it for at home people.
-Colin. R
Hey ladies and gents,
So I thought long and hard about this topic. I've reached the same conclusion as my colleagues Shawn and Colin. I am against social networking in school. Not only would it distract the person who was doing it, but also everyone around him/her. It's like talking during a test, it disrupts everyone else. I don't see any problem with allowing it outside of class; like our present cell phone policy. But once you allow all those types of networking into the class, levels of production and attentiveness will surely plummet. Any pros that this system would have would be overshadowed by the cons.
-----I Q Smith
I'll have to hop on the bandwagon here and say that social networking would be a bad idea in schools.
School already has enough distractions with cell phones and mp3 players etc. The addition of facebook, or myspace (the hell, people still use that?) would just destroy the focus of students even more so than it already is. Which is pretty bad, considering I doubt we've gone through a class this year without someones phone going off or having someone be told to turn their phone off or hand it into the office.
Social Networking should definitely be kept out of schools, it's as simple as that, hell, phones should probably be kept out of schools.
Rob
I mostly agree with with the comments made. For the normal class social networking would be much more of a distraction than a help. On the other hand, I believe that if it is only allowed in certain classes which teach you more about computers and how to use different aspects of them it may not be the worst idea. For the most part though, I don't think it would ever be a good idea to have social networking in classes. Like most other people I would probably get distracted in a conversation with someone when I should be listening or doing my work. It would also be easier to be in a conversation at the wrong times as it is quieter typing than actually talking. All and all, I agree with the previous comments. Bad idea.
- Brent
Hey Leadership Class 2010.
I was at first going to write about the positive aspects of allowing direct use of Social Networking into schools. Finding the positives of a distracting resource is a troubling thing to do. There really is no need to be on your Facebook at school. What is the point of seeing what all your friends "status updates" are? That is something that could be viewed on your time away from school. You gotta come to school to learn, not check that stuff out. I just think it would be a pretty bad idea. I will be looking forward to the kid that can find any positives on this subject.
Thanks
-Brandon Rizzolo
Hey,
Just as everyone else, I am to against social network being used in school, as it would interfere with school work. Outside of class there shouldn't be a problem with that, but in class it should not be allowed.
Sophie.
Hello Crawford and leadership class!
I agree with everyone, that having access to sites such as facebook would be disruptive, and affect how we work in class. There's really no way the average student could resist logging into these sites if they were right there, at the click of a button. Ultimatly our school made a wise decision, by restricting social networking sites. Although being able to access these sites on the computers reserved for free periods in the library wouldn't be so bad ;).
Rachel!
Sup, sup, yo g monies?
Simply because everyone else agreed on one side I'm of course going to go ahead and completely disagree. Being able to not only socially network but learn about how to properly socially network at school would have quite a few benefits.
Too many dumb teenagers go on Facebook and whatnot now doing amazingly stupid thing such as threatening teachers (avoid my Facebook Crawford) and others, thinking that they are protected by being behind a screen. I believe that teaching kids of the punishments involved in doing such things would make them think twice before doing something like that. Also, everyone has heard of teenagers or younger children being taken advantage of by those older folks that they somehow meet on the interwebs, teaching children of the risks of using a computer carelessly could also potentially have huge benefits.
I don't think that social networking should be involved in all classes by any means because of course it would distract and take from the "learning", however, I do think that there is no reason for social networking to still be kept out of computer related courses because it is such a huge part of what computers and the internet have become (especially what we use them for,) and can have a very real impact on our lives.
Peace-peace,
Mr. Dylan A. Ryan
Hey Guys!
I am going to have to also agree with everyone's opinion. Having the option of social networking in the classroom would be a huge distraction, which would be the major CON. Other cons would include: interruptions, restlessness, not being able to control of the class, getting students to pay attention because all their thinking about is what comments they're going to get on they're new profile picture and then of course no work would be completed. I can't think any pros to this situation.. Social networking is an after school activity, and don't get me wrong i like a little facebook creeping every once and a while but not enough to interrupt my education!
Crawford & company,
I agree with most on how it would be a major distraction in the classroom. The amount of work done would decrease dramatically along with the quality of work. Seeing classmates of mine on computers in other classes being distracted and not getting any work done because of pinball and solitaire makes me think that bringing facebook and other unnecessary programs into our classrooms would only make things worse. Also, if it were to be allowed in the first place i'd imagine it'd be quite short-lived.
But, to respond to Rachel's suggestion, I think that is a good idea, but maybe not to all the computers, maybe a select few in a corner or something because then you'd have some kids in the library to look at the party pictures from last weekend when other kids are standing in line waiting to do their projects and assignments. Which isn't right.
To sum it up, Social networking in classrooms is a bad idea.
Thanks,
JJOHNS
Hey crawf
I'd say our school's better off not having social networking , I personally would be constantly distracted, I know that I get distracted at home when I'm trying to do work. So I think its a bad idea , school's supposed to be a learning enviroment and when you're on computer's at school its usually to get something done. It's been fine without it so far so why change it?
Thanks
Tyler
oh yeah I'd be alright with youtube it could help in some classes like Film and video.
Heeeey,
I agree with everyone else, social networking should not be allowed in the classrooms. It would be a big distraction for students and teachers. There would be absolutely no work being done, everyone would be so concerned with who commented on what on facebook, instead of what they're trying to accomplish in class. We go to school to learn not to check our texts or facebook every five seconds. I can't think of any pros to social networking at school. Like everyone else said..Social networking should be done on breaks, at lunch , or at home after school.
Holly
I'm going to have to agree with pretty much everyone else. Social networking sites can very easily distract you from getting work done, which isn't what we need in schools.
As I'm trying to do this, and other homework I am getting distracted by Facebook, and I'm sure the exact same would happen at school if I was given access to it.
Social Networking is a great thing, but should only be used on your free time.
Hey Phys Ed Leadership,
Concerning the topic of social networking in school, i personally don't think it's a good idea, along with most of you guys. Anytime students would get ahold of computer time they would constantly be on these web 2.0 applications such as twitter, msn, and especially fbook. Outside of school i think social networking is a great thing, but theres a time and place for it and it isnt high school.
Pelley
I agree with most people that it should not be permited in school, because if it was the first thing i would do is ask for ansers on what ever work or test i might be doing, and i think i would get pretty distracted in class and not get much done. I can't see many pro's for using social networking at school.
Dave
supppp leadership,
i think social networking in schools is probably not the best idea.It would probably cause to much drama and it's not necessary to have in school. It would be difficult to focus on the assignments/tasks given. On the other hand when we're in school it is our job to do the work and get good grades if we spent too much time on facebook or another social network it would be our own fault for not getting the work done and we would have to accept the responsibility of using our time wisely.
nikkireilly.
Hey leadership class,
i think having social networking at school would be a bad idea because we have eight hours of school, five times a week for our education, facebook;twitter etc. are for amusment outside of school in our spare time. Having the option to go on these sites during school hours is just another reason to put off our school work. I agree with sean when he talks about how; personal leadership would take a large role in this if these websites were allowed because its your decision how you manage your time.
shelbyreilly
yo yo class
I have to agree with most people here. I think that social networking in schools is a distraction to students and how they learn. cells phone are bad enough, having more access to socializing with friends would make it ten times worse. Not having the ability to go on to networking sites give students more of a focus of why they are on the computer and to get there work done. So over all I think the school board made the right decision on keeping it blocked.
cerys
Bonjour class,
I am all for social networking during class time!
Social networking could have many positive uses in schools. They are today's "environment" for teens to share what they are learning or to build something together online. It could allow teens to receive feedback from their teachers. Social networking technologies create a "community."
Teens would have the opportunity to learn from adults how to be safe and smart when participating in online social networks. They can also learn a life skill, as these social networking technology are tools for communication that are used in everyday life, and threats are found every where you go, whether it be in person, or online!
Also, it would simply make classes more interesting!!!!!!
Thats all for now,
"Lil-Ginge)
Mr. Crawford and Class,
I think that social networking such as facebook and twitter during school is not a good idea because it would be really distracting while we should be trying to listen to our teachers and focus. Although most of us believe it would be very convenient and we would still be able to get our work done, i don't believe we would be able to. A pro of social networking is that it would be a much easier/faster way to contact your other classmates during schooltime instead of making it out of your own time.
Michelle Potter
These are all awesome points and its refreshing to know that students generally want to come to school to learn. I think that there are other ways to develop ideas in cyber space, such as wikis, and we will try to use some for our projects.
Oh hey guys!
Sorry I'm late with my response.. It's very typical of me.
I'm pretty neutral about this topic, I mean sure, as you all have said students won't get their work done and social networking is an at home activity. There's a lot you can learn from it though. For example, when you search something on google most of the time you will get a "yahoo answers" result, where someone has the same question as you.(or pretty close to it) I don't know about you guys, but I always read those and usually find the answer i'm looking for.
As a compromise, I think teachers should have access and/or be able to grant the students access to websites they think are appropriate for what they are learning in class.
-Ellen =)
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