Posts Tagged ‘ Facebook ’

0Nicholas Bramble recently wrote an article for Slate putting forth the argument that schools should not only stop blocking social networking sites like Facebook but they should find ways to integrate them into the learning. This is old news in the edublogosphere but it is a good sign that the message is hopefully reaching...
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0Well….maybe not yet, but in the coming year if you are a private or international school you better be monitoring and using these new social tools to engage new students and families. A Bloomberg report came out earlier this week titled: One Bad Twitter ‘Tweet’ Can Cost 30 Customers, Survey Shows. A negative review or comment...
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0I thought I would share an e-mail that was sent from our department today to a parent who had raised a concern about Facebook being unblocked at school. A very well thought out e-mail from the group. Chad Bates did most of the work with Dennis, Kim and I adding our two cents...
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0I have to share this story with you if for no other reason….I’ve shared it with anyone that would listen to me at school today. I believe this story shows the power of: 1. What can happen when we allow students to be “out there”.2. What happens when our teachers become networked and can bring...
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0I am at the OACAC conference and will be facilitating discussions are web 2.0 and college admissions. Luckingly, over at MASHABLE,  Vadim Lavrusik has a great article exploring how universities are using social netwrking: Instead of focusing their attention on promoting information to mainstream media, some university public affairs offices are using the power of social media to...
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0It is on his facebook, so he wrote it, right? He should be held accountable if it is lewd or inflammatory, right? He has violated his college’s code of conduct, so he should be punished, correct? But what if he says he did not write it? A Calvin College student refuses to apologize for...
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0Support your high school counselors in their efforts to guide their students through the college search and application process with three helpful Web sites. Facebook- guess what many of our students are already doing? Yes, using social networking sites to connect with students of prospective colleges and universities. Unigo- a sharing platform for students in U.S....
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0Schools is a facebook application in limited private beta trial that allows universities to create a special private network. Check out the screencast explaining how it works. Techcrunch and Inside Higher ed have really interest articles on this applications and its implications for education. I felt one of the comments was worth highlighting as...
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0I log onto Facebook. Aside from the suggestion of a Friend, I notice a post from a former student (from 12 years ago–also found on Facebook)–1001 books you must read before you die. I click on the link, which turns out to be a review of a book by the same title by the...
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0So I still have Shirky’s post running through my head. Here’s something four-year-olds know: A screen that ships without a mouse ships broken. Here’s something four-year-olds know: Media that’s targeted at you but doesn’t include you may not be worth sitting still for. Those are things that make me believe that this...
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