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Wyoming Seminary College Preparatory School
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Head Librarian
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A Facebook-style network that I don't have to worry about seeing something heinous...

I'll admit it, I have a Facebook account, largely because some of my library advisory board alumni begged me to so they could easily stay in touch (I guess email is exponentially harder). But I do find it easy to keep tabs on all my kids, past and present and my "coolness" factor goes up a couple of points when a current student discovers I have a page. While there have been plenty of times I think belonging to Facebook has made me a better educator (like when I see a kid posting a status that i… Continue

Posted on December 15, 2007 at 2:18pm — 7 Comments

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At 9:17am on January 17, 2008, Susan Smith said…
Hey Courtney - we will probably communicate more in this space than we do between the sidewalks that surround the school!

Enjoy the day - Susan
At 4:22pm on January 16, 2008, Debbie Abilock said…
Neat to see we're both from Simmons SLIS!
At 3:12pm on January 15, 2008, Liz Burke said…
Courney, Thanks so much for letting me know about this. I can definitely see the potential! Liz
At 3:53pm on December 14, 2007, Alison Ernst said…
Love them ears Courtney! Will you be wearing them to ALA midwinter? Hope all is well, and see you (relatively) soon.
 
 

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Thanks for your input! We have a liberal filtering policy which only blocks, porn, gambling and hate sites. My teachers have been upset because they do not want to be the Facebook "police". We set up a disciplinary OU that restricts access to any fu…
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We don't block facebook at our school. I actually just did a history research paper with my students where they created Facebook fan pages for early 19th century reformers. Anyway, during class, when kids are using their computers, I circle around t…
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Nice way to sum it up, Joseph. I enjoyed the exchange here. I agree w/you on cars in my comment above, but the way. Cars certainly allow us to go places and do things that simply are not possible without them (kinda like the Internet I suppose). My…
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Hey Beth, We don't block facebook and other social networking sites. For the most part, this works for us. It doesn't mean our students aren't off task periodically, but I wouldn't point to facebook/social networks as the reasons for off task behavi…
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Your slideshow is great---to the point! I may be using part of it---thanks!
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How are our discussions about safety on the internet evolving as students (and adults) become increasingly connected through social networking and other means? Have we changed our tone, and how?
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