Body & Soul2 mins ago
Do a lot of adults use My Space?
I've never been on My Space or other sights like it. I thought they were really for teens/early 20's to chat/hook up. ( I am aware of all the pedophiles too.) I was surprised to learn that a number of teachers and staff I work with have pages. I would never open that door because of my students using it too. Why ask for trouble? Do many "grown ups" have My Space pages, and if so for what purpose? Or am I just not techno savy enough to see the benefits???
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.EngTeach, I am 21 and cannot grasp these profiling sites at all! I just can't fathom why others would want to trawl the web to find random people and read their life stories.
I am a youth worker, and I know of colleagues who give young people their myspace/facebook/faceparty address, or their MSN address, and I think it's really inappropriate tbh.
I am a youth worker, and I know of colleagues who give young people their myspace/facebook/faceparty address, or their MSN address, and I think it's really inappropriate tbh.
regardless of its merits, you are very wise not to leave yourself open to nosy students, EngTeach. There's been some fuss in the UK recently about prospective employers looking at applicant's pages, reading all about their drunken antics and cancelling the interviews.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml =/news/2007/07/18/noxford118.xml
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml =/news/2007/07/18/noxford118.xml
So now I know I'm not off base staying away from these things. Thanks for all your input.
JNO.. One reason I find it unfit as an educator to do this, is that if a student posed as an adult, I could find myself in legal trouble.
We have had minor bullying complaints among students and parents due to My Space postings. There have been some teachers here in the states who have sued and won LARGE settlements against families of students who have postesd horrid things about them. The schools also were held responsible when it was found that mantyof the postings were done on school computers. Of course the little hooligans can break all the security systems in place.
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JNO.. One reason I find it unfit as an educator to do this, is that if a student posed as an adult, I could find myself in legal trouble.
We have had minor bullying complaints among students and parents due to My Space postings. There have been some teachers here in the states who have sued and won LARGE settlements against families of students who have postesd horrid things about them. The schools also were held responsible when it was found that mantyof the postings were done on school computers. Of course the little hooligans can break all the security systems in place.
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I am 30 and have had my myspace account going for 2 years now. I use to keep in contact with friends who do not live locally. I have also recently got back in touch with old school friends that I havent seen for 14 years...we're even planning a school reunion now through myspace!
I also found it is a great way to get to hear music from upcoming unsigned bands/singers.
I also found it is a great way to get to hear music from upcoming unsigned bands/singers.