Comments on: Controlled Social Networking for Student Collaboration http://www.trustyetc.com/trustyblog/2010/05/21/controlled-social-networking-for-student-collaboration/ Effective and Efficient Education Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:39:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Alvin Trusty http://www.trustyetc.com/trustyblog/2010/05/21/controlled-social-networking-for-student-collaboration/comment-page-1/#comment-24608 Alvin Trusty Tue, 25 May 2010 15:16:32 +0000 http://www.trustyetc.com/trustyblog/2010/05/21/controlled-social-networking-for-student-collaboration/#comment-24608 With budgets cuts, it is more difficult to role out something completely new. Fortunately you can get started without buying additional software. There were several sessions at the TSI highlighting some of the free tools out there. Getting the parents involved adds some complexity. It is easy to firewall a private social network from the outside world, but when you permit parents to connect, you have to come up with a secure way of doing it. We give parents access to things like online grades, so it's certainly do-able. With budgets cuts, it is more difficult to role out something completely new. Fortunately you can get started without buying additional software. There were several sessions at the TSI highlighting some of the free tools out there.

Getting the parents involved adds some complexity. It is easy to firewall a private social network from the outside world, but when you permit parents to connect, you have to come up with a secure way of doing it. We give parents access to things like online grades, so it’s certainly do-able.

]]> By: John Rundag http://www.trustyetc.com/trustyblog/2010/05/21/controlled-social-networking-for-student-collaboration/comment-page-1/#comment-24600 John Rundag Tue, 25 May 2010 08:58:49 +0000 http://www.trustyetc.com/trustyblog/2010/05/21/controlled-social-networking-for-student-collaboration/#comment-24600 Wonderful presentation! In my district, we block Facebook and many sites that are comparable. I wish we could teach the students to use these sites responsibly, however we are experiencing cuts at this time. One of our technology teachers at the high school is retiring and it doesn't look like the position will be filled. We are looking at ways that we can educate both the students and parents on social networking. Wonderful presentation! In my district, we block Facebook and many sites that are comparable. I wish we could teach the students to use these sites responsibly, however we are experiencing cuts at this time. One of our technology teachers at the high school is retiring and it doesn’t look like the position will be filled. We are looking at ways that we can educate both the students and parents on social networking.

]]> By: Ryan Collins http://www.trustyetc.com/trustyblog/2010/05/21/controlled-social-networking-for-student-collaboration/comment-page-1/#comment-24356 Ryan Collins Fri, 21 May 2010 14:09:04 +0000 http://www.trustyetc.com/trustyblog/2010/05/21/controlled-social-networking-for-student-collaboration/#comment-24356 I meant to ask you what you used, since the transitions didn't seem like ppt and I knew you weren't using Keynote. :-) Great presentation too! I meant to ask you what you used, since the transitions didn’t seem like ppt and I knew you weren’t using Keynote. :-)

Great presentation too!

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