Week 3 Updates

Here we are, nearly halfway through our class, and it's time to provide some updates to what I've learned so far.

1. This weeks article and discussion regarding a teacher who had a private post on Facebook become public property. She thought she had limited her audience of viewers and members to a certain group only to realize that she had inadvertently left her profile open for all to view, and thus able to access her postings. She made a disparaging comment about her classroom demographics, and that comment spurned an inquisition of sorts. The school board suspended her for the comment, and additionally, she felt the embarrassment of her lack of knowledge about the privacy settings she should have understood more about. I thought the suspension was a bit over-the-top. The school board could have arranged for her to make a public apology for her comment, and allow her to make it right by teaching a class that would stress the problems with Internet content and ways for individuals to ensure their postings are private.

2. I also learned a bit more about Facebook and the many applications it offers that could be utilized as educational links/groups. I chose a few of the apps that I could explore for educational purposes, and described pros and cons of each.

3. I had heard about Ning from an earlier course, but I didn't really explore the site to see what it might offer as an educational site for my use. This week we created a Ning account and Ning Network that could be used to provide an educational source for anyone interested in the topic of my choosing. I close to continue exploring how to administrate a Microsoft operating system network. Our assignment for the week was to show the Ning Network page in its beginning stages.