Posts belonging to Category socialnetworking

The TwitCleaner

I saw a tweet the other day about The Twit Cleaner.  Not knowing what it was about, I decided to check out the link.  According to the website, TwitCleaner will “Clean the garbage from your Tweetstream!”  I was curious what they meant by garbage and read on.  In addition to cleaning out the garbage, The [...]

MySpace, Facebook, & 5th Graders – PART 3

Finally, part 3 of my recent chat with 5th graders about Facebook and MySpace. If you want, you can read Part 1 and Part 2.
It’s always interesting to find out how much parents know about what their kids are doing online. My children are young enough that they aren’t really into social networking [...]

MySpace, Facebook, & 5th Graders – PART 2

This is Part 2 of my discussion with 5th graders about MySpace and Facebook. Part 3, coming soon, will focus on questions related to what their parents know about their online networking. Here’s Part 1. In this part of the discussion, I get into asking students about their online friends.
Here’s the transcript [...]

MySpace, Facebook, & 5th Graders – PART 1

I haven’t really talked to the students I work with about Social Networking, even though I knew many of them were well on their way to a networked life. Without realizing it, the students I work with are beginning to learn about being connected and how it can impact their lives. With that [...]