To Block or Not to Block? The Complicated Territory of Social Networking

Autor/in	McVey, Michael
Titel	To Block or Not to Block? The Complicated Territory of Social Networking
Quelle	In: School Business Affairs, 75 (2009) 1, S.27-28 (2 Seiten) PDF als Volltext (1); PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei (2) Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0036-651X
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Social Networks; Internet; Computer Uses in Education; Privacy; Educational Technology; Computer Mediated Communication; School Districts; Web Sites + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Social network; Soziales Netzwerk; Computernutzung; Privatsphäre; Unterrichtsmedien; Computerkonferenz; School district; Schulbezirk; Web-Design
Abstract	Online social networking is more than just a passing fad; it's a phenomenon that unifies people of all ages across the Internet and around the world. The most popular social networking sites are Facebook and MySpace--both founded in the United States. However, the United States does not have a corner on the market. Hi-5 is rooted in Asia, Skyrock in France, and LinkedIn in the United Kingdom. Such applications may be valuable to educators attempting to network and reach out to a larger community, but they should be aware that they can and should adjust their privacy settings so details of their profiles are available only to those whom they invite. With hundreds of millions of users of social networking sites, there is a new and overwhelming pressure to begin unblocking server ports. There are valid networking sites with a role to play during school hours. White-label Websites have been particularly helpful for schools wishing to enhance communication with parents or the broader community. It would be more valuable and set a better precedent for emerging tools and applications if districts took a proactive stance and educated students and employees on the power of this social networking reality. (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	Association of School Business Officials International (ASBO). 11401 North Shore Drive, Reston, VA 20190. Tel: 866-682-2729; Fax: 703-478-0205; e-mail: asboreq@asbointl.org; Web site: http://www.asbointl.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10