Thing # 18

I think it is important for teachers to know how social networking works because it is another way for teachers to spread ideas, events, and other news, just like the facebook page for the College of Education. I think that this is the best way to use social media for educational purposes. I did not really gain any new insights. I already know how to do most of the things on facebook and twitter based off past experiences. Twitter is probably better to spread news in a classroom because there are less distractions because the main point of it is to follow people and as long as you are not following a extremely high number of people you will get the news. Facebook is great at spreading news and events, but it has a lot more distractions. The biggest distraction on facebook is the option to play games. This is the only thing I really disliked about facebook if you are using it in a classroom setting. I personally cannot see myself using facebook in the classroom, but this is just my preference.