Well.. recently from my friends I have been hearing about how great twitter is, therefore, I decided that I would finally check out what all the rave was about. After signing up to twitter and having a look around the site, I must say, I am not a great fan of the technology and definately prefer other social networking sites, such as, Facebook (Yes that's right, I am still addicted to Facebook). The main problem I had with twitter was that I did not find it to be user friendly. However, I will try and continue experimenting with the site and who knows I may actually come to like it.
In relation to using social networking sites within a classroom environment, I think that they could provide students with engaging learning experiences that are authentic, as they could be closely linked to the students real life experiences and be perceived as being valuable. However, I strongly feel that due to safety issues if I was to allow my students to use social networking websites throughout their learning journeys I would use other services such as the Learning Place chat, as it is almost guaranteed to be a safe environment for the students to explore.
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