hey ed colleagues
howz the program so far? i think its pretty cool. lots of repetition tho.
so today we gotta set up twitter and follow everyone, so with that said i am @hawtsaucej
my thoughts on twitter:
im not a big fan of social networking and dont use it outside of this class. yes i have facebook, but i only have it so im not considered a social outcast in this world. hmmmmmmmmm...interesting, i feel like i would be discriminated if i dont have a facebook account...crazy...what has this world come to? well, maybe not discriminated, that takes it a little to far... but without facebook, people would give me a weird look.
back to the point: i dont like having my life on the internet, and will resist this as much as i can...for as long as i can... if people want to get to know me (and vice-versa) i rather meet face to face with the person themselves rather than creep someones life and call them my friend.
anyone else feel the same way?
check this article out
peace
I agree! I'm only on facebook out of necessity because a lot of clubs use it I'd miss out on a lot of news and activities. I don't twitter and am a little uneasy that we're twittering in class.
ReplyDeleteOne of the biggest reason I don't update my personal blog much is because I am a slow writer and updating blogs just sucks too much time. As much as I love new technology and the potential they have, I get this nagging feeling that they actually waste more time than save time.
Hey Jon,
ReplyDeleteGreat post! I agree to some degree. I do have a facebook account and sometimes I love it and other times I hate it! There are some days that I want to give up and de-activate my account - which is doable - but then an hour later I feel lost and out of touch with my "friends" - it's a vicious cycle! hahahaha. I didn't get a twitter account until today for this assignment and I still don't get it lol, I've tried "following" but it doesn't make sense to me...speaking of twitter, I tried to find out but couldn't...try finding me @laurencitton :)
Anyways, while I agree with you to some extent, as prospective teachers we need to not think about our personal preferences but what our students are doing. My 17 year old sister has her phone permanently attached her hand and she locks herself in her room to "facebook" and be online ALL THE TIME! so while we may hate it, social networking and talking to friends is a HUGE part of young people's culture and if we're not careful, we might get left behind!
LC
p.s. LOVED THE ARTICLE!
Intriguing perspectives here. Why is it that there is a sense of these tools manipulating us rather than using the tool to suit our own purpose. I wonder if the sense of balance with these tools will materialize when their notoriety finally fades.
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