A few weekends ago a group of friends and I went on a camping trip to the Maine coast. We spent a lot of time at the beach which was quite cold, but yet still enjoyable. I returned from that trip to find that one of my friends had posted a bunch of images to his Facebook page. One of those images was of me reading my Web 2.O book at the beach.
Media sharing, like all technology, has advantages and disadvantages. It think it is wonderful to communicate with family and friends across the globe. I love to access YouTube and other sites for resources for the classroom. However, for every great experience with media sharing, I need to filter through heaps of the useless postings. This is the world our students live in. This is what they are used to. Somehow we need to train these students to conduct research effectively and to post respectfully. Immediate access to information is a bittersweet. The whole world is at their finger tips, and that is to very powerful as well as pretty scary.
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Mark, I wonder if this easy photo sharing will make people more reserved and accountable for their actions. I'm just thinking I don't want to be caught topless at a Jimmy Buffet concert this summer knowing how quickly that could get out to someone. Not that I would ever do that...but I am a huge Buffet fan and I get a kick out of the things people do at the tailgate parties before concerts. At least you were caught here reading, setting a good example! Should we all be working harder to set a good example.
ReplyDeleteI think privacy is becoming obselete. Facebook is like a tabloid for friends and family, and we are all the "stars". Now we know why the celebraties so badly want their privacy.
This is a great picture! You should send it into the book company and maybe you can get some money for advertising! :) I know what you are talking about. People are snapping photos, video taping, and who knows what without our permission. Not sure if you have seen some of the articles out there, but students are videotaping their teachers during class without their knowledge and posting it to facebook, myspace or youtube. It is a slippery slope and all the more reason to teach digital citizenship to our students. Open up the conversation and see what the kids have to say. Some may not think it is a big deal, while others may think about it some more.
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