I have been a member of myspace and facebook. As an educator I think having a social site might be good in the upper grades to help see where a student might be coming from possibly. I see a lot of danger in that some educators might try to be their friends like we did at our school. Not a good idea. Myspace to me is for the younger bunch of kids and I hate the profanity that goes along with it. I do think it is a good way to commnicate and a great way for parents to see what is going on. If they don't monitor their myspace they should.
Facebook is my preference. It has an older crowd and not as much vulgaity goes on in the circle of people I am friends with. It also has fun flairs and such and doesn't take so much time to decorate.
I am not sure this could be used in an educational setting without some way to monitor what was being said between students.
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