Hi Beth and Ryan. I've set up a My Space account. Spending time on My Space is not something I'm personally interested in. I see it as a waste of time. I guess I'd rather be spending time on my hobbies. (Sorry guys, but My Space isn't one of them!) I can see how kids and other older people could use their My Space accounts as a way to interact, especially if they have trouble making friends in person. It's a safe format in which to share ideas, make friends without judgements of appearance. I can see it as being beneficial in a school setting to get homework help, but I guess blogging would work just as well.
~Becky Swanson
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Becky - I don't disagree with you at all. MySpace is not where I want to spend my time. BUT, I do feel better prepared to understand my students' use of it, and it was a good introduction for me into the whole notion of social networking.
I see that you and I can talk television - don't you miss Alias (at least the early seasons)?!
As Beth said, the exercise was to familiarize ourselves with what the student's are doing.
Also though, it and other social network sites are not used for MAKING friends, they are primarily an extension of existing relationships that are mainly face to face. Text messaging, MySpace, Facebook, etc just lets the students continue to interact when not face to face.
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