Thing #18

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RcpTCKOzJjA
A cool Youtube video I found on Myspace

Social Networking... Myspace...
Educators need to know about these because they have become so important to our culture. Young people in particular seem to be very in tune with these sites, and they are our business. . I was uncomfortable as I expected I would be with the idea of students being around sites like this. I was able to find an old friend on there who has a band in Hopkinsville, KY ("Black Cat Cadillacs" in case anyone is up there and interested.) Still, even this myspace had things on there that were not appropriate for students. There seem to be just too many dangers with these types of sites. I do not see any good use of them in the classroom. A teacher at our school had a myspace page made about him, by students without his knowledge. Many inappropriate pictures and words were placed right under his name. Because of this, all teachers at our school were required to search around to make sure we didn't have such a site about us. I have been paranoid about these ever since. I don't feel comfortable putting my real name out there. Teachers need to be aware of these sites if for no other reason than to guard against abuses like the one described above. I would like to see such a site with improved security features if such a thing is possible.

I'll be honest...this is just not my idea of fun.