The purpose of this course blog is to serve as a practice exercise in EDM 510 Microcomputing Systems in Education.
Monday, February 24, 2014
Parental Contact Via Social Networking Sites
Parental Contact Via Social Networking Sites
How do you feel about keeping in touch with the parents of your students via social networking sites such as Facebook or Twitter? Do you think it's appropriate? Why or why not?
In my opinion, I think it's a good way to stay in touch with parents. This the way some people can communicate. I know from being a teacher, I keep all lines of communication open. Sometimes, I get a quicker response from the social media than from a text or a phone call. It might not be as professional as it should be but I am only looking for a response from a question I may have or etc. I also watch what I put on my social media because never know who is watching.
You make a great point, you really never know who is watching. I do agree that we as teachers should be open to all forms of communication, but we have to remember to remain professional and keep our personal life out of the mix. Thanks for your post!
I just had my first parent add me on Facebook, and it was really strange. I think it is so much easier to communicate with parents this way because we are all so connected these days. However, it makes me uncomfortable sometimes because I worry about what I might put on Facebook could offend a parent. I had a teacher friend of mine make her own Facebook account that was dedicated to her as a teacher, and I think that that was really smart. Then she can have a quick and easy way to communicate with parents and students (she taught high school), but then she isn't worried as much about blurring the lines of her personal and professional life.
I like the idea of assigning a Facebook page specifically for your classroom. This would be a great way to reduce the chances of displaying personal information to parents. I would hope that parents would reciprocate and keep inappropriate things off of the classroom Facebook. I would just have to monitor my page closely to ensure that nothing was being posted to the page that I would not want connected to me.
In my opinion, I think it's a good way to stay in touch with parents. This the way some people can communicate. I know from being a teacher, I keep all lines of communication open. Sometimes, I get a quicker response from the social media than from a text or a phone call. It might not be as professional as it should be but I am only looking for a response from a question I may have or etc. I also watch what I put on my social media because never know who is watching.
ReplyDeleteYou make a great point, you really never know who is watching. I do agree that we as teachers should be open to all forms of communication, but we have to remember to remain professional and keep our personal life out of the mix. Thanks for your post!
DeleteI just had my first parent add me on Facebook, and it was really strange. I think it is so much easier to communicate with parents this way because we are all so connected these days. However, it makes me uncomfortable sometimes because I worry about what I might put on Facebook could offend a parent. I had a teacher friend of mine make her own Facebook account that was dedicated to her as a teacher, and I think that that was really smart. Then she can have a quick and easy way to communicate with parents and students (she taught high school), but then she isn't worried as much about blurring the lines of her personal and professional life.
ReplyDeleteI like the idea of assigning a Facebook page specifically for your classroom. This would be a great way to reduce the chances of displaying personal information to parents. I would hope that parents would reciprocate and keep inappropriate things off of the classroom Facebook. I would just have to monitor my page closely to ensure that nothing was being posted to the page that I would not want connected to me.
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