Are We Really Friends? - Classroom 2.02024-03-28T23:48:39Zhttps://www.classroom20.com/forum/topics/649749:Topic:28182?commentId=649749%3AComment%3A29190&x=1&feed=yes&xn_auth=noHi all,
I think first we shou…tag:www.classroom20.com,2007-06-23:649749:Comment:291902007-06-23T20:48:56.889ZHans Feldmeierhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/hansfeldmeier
Hi all,<br />
I think first we should say contact. After some time each of us should decide together becoming friends. Thus, in my opinion there should be two categories on Ning: contacts and friends.
Hi all,<br />
I think first we should say contact. After some time each of us should decide together becoming friends. Thus, in my opinion there should be two categories on Ning: contacts and friends. Another problem is the use of…tag:www.classroom20.com,2007-06-20:649749:Comment:284682007-06-20T03:06:11.342ZSylvia Martinezhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/smartinez
Another problem is the use of the word "friend", since that now has a new meaning on social networking sites. We forget how concrete kids are.<br />
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Why are they defining friends anyway? Isn't the issue safety?<br />
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One problem with canned curriculum for web safety is that the word choice tends to be so bland and generic that it's nearly impossible to tell what they really mean. We don't do kids a service if we can't articulate specifics about what they should be on the lookout for.<br />
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I really think it…
Another problem is the use of the word "friend", since that now has a new meaning on social networking sites. We forget how concrete kids are.<br />
<br />
Why are they defining friends anyway? Isn't the issue safety?<br />
<br />
One problem with canned curriculum for web safety is that the word choice tends to be so bland and generic that it's nearly impossible to tell what they really mean. We don't do kids a service if we can't articulate specifics about what they should be on the lookout for.<br />
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I really think it takes face to face conversations and you have to be very aware that what you say is age appropriate, yet as specific as possible. Yeah, I don't like that, they…tag:www.classroom20.com,2007-06-20:649749:Comment:284472007-06-20T00:46:14.231ZAlice Mercerhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/mizmercer
Yeah, I don't like that, they aren't a friend if you don't meet them stuff. As a parent, I would just want to know my kids online friends if he is exchanging pertinent data (address, phone). Since this hasn't come up yet, we'll see how that changes.<br />
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I've had a lot of online relationships, some with people I eventually meet in real life, some with folks I never get around to meeting. One group I was in was a due date mailing list. Given the reason for our list, the conversations were pretty…
Yeah, I don't like that, they aren't a friend if you don't meet them stuff. As a parent, I would just want to know my kids online friends if he is exchanging pertinent data (address, phone). Since this hasn't come up yet, we'll see how that changes.<br />
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I've had a lot of online relationships, some with people I eventually meet in real life, some with folks I never get around to meeting. One group I was in was a due date mailing list. Given the reason for our list, the conversations were pretty personal (example: episiotomies--and I'll leave it at that). Today, I try to check folks out in at least a cursory way (background on their Ning page, about page on their blog). I've gotten a couple of friends requests from folks who seem to be in it for marketing, and declined those.<br />
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I've discovered that some of my fifth grade students go on My Space and Gaia. I asked them what precautions they were taking. Most didn't have friends they didn't know in real life, and all said they didn't share emails. Some of them had parents who were also Friends, so they could see what was going on.