The 3/9/10 #edchat discussion was another example of the most scrolling fun you can have in an hour on the Internet. The topic this time was "How can social media create real change in education?"
Right away, folks got busy reframing the question in more "real" terms:
@blairteach: Question might be better to say, "How IS social media creating real change in education?"
@dtitle: better topic... how will education keep up with social media and not be left in the dust
@unklar: I don't see any change at all at my school since the district is trying its best to block any and all social media
These additions brought to light the fact that we are struggling once again in education to keep up with the pace of a drastically changing society. Outside of schools, social media outlets are THE way that people now communicate, young and old alike (stop sending me chickens in Farmville, Mom!). The fact that we as educators even have to have discussions on whether or not social media is good for schools is sad. Social media just IS…..it's life.
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