Thing # 18

I have both Myspace and facebook but they are both kept private. I have been a member of both for several years. They are great to use when you move around a lot like I do. It helps me to keep up with family and friends and know more about what's going on with them these days. I also can share photos and update them on what's happening with me. Much like other homepages, you can add widgets, applications, upload photos, make collages and generate images, add feeds, you name it and it can be done. MySpace has evolved a lot over the years as it has become more popular in our culture. Our students our becoming addicted to it and using it at earlier and earlier ages! This is the main reason I keep it private to friends and family only. After reading several blogs about this topic, I think that it may be useful for teachers in the upper grades to create one for students to view. It would help them to connect with the students on a more personal level at home. They could comment on what's going on in the classroom. After all, it is what they know and if a teacher understands what they know that it is even better! There are many possibilities for this in the classroom that are untouched due to bad media about it. MySpace is not all that bad and only becomes bad when you don't know how to use it properly or know it's true intention.