Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on November 28, 2007 - 12:29.
This is a hard one! I don't know that teachers should NOT be a part of any social websites, but should definitely take the precautions of not posting pictures and/or using a pseudonym. But then again it's a safety practice one should use anyway.
Should they be punished? How far is a school district willing to go to punish a teacher on a social website? Embarrassing to the school district? Probably. But where does one draw the line as to what is embarrassing enough? What if one saw a teacher in an adult bookstore? A little tipsy (or a lot) at a bar or night club?
Culture has a lot to do with what is acceptable in any society. What's tolerated in one place is not tolerated in another. Look at the tolerance differences between inner-city schools and small rural schools.
After a lot of babbling on my part, I'd say the answer to the poll question is clear as mud!
Sara Ring's Edutopia Poll
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on November 28, 2007 - 12:29.
This is a hard one! I don't know that teachers should NOT be a part of any social websites, but should definitely take the precautions of not posting pictures and/or using a pseudonym. But then again it's a safety practice one should use anyway.
Should they be punished? How far is a school district willing to go to punish a teacher on a social website? Embarrassing to the school district? Probably. But where does one draw the line as to what is embarrassing enough? What if one saw a teacher in an adult bookstore? A little tipsy (or a lot) at a bar or night club?
Culture has a lot to do with what is acceptable in any society. What's tolerated in one place is not tolerated in another. Look at the tolerance differences between inner-city schools and small rural schools.
After a lot of babbling on my part, I'd say the answer to the poll question is clear as mud!