Social Media

The use of social media sites such as Facebook are banned in many schools along with cell phones and other electronic devices.

I feel that this is a wrong decision. There is a new Mayor in Calgary and many credit much of his success to Facebook.

http://www.facebook.com/NaheedNenshi

Effective use of Facebook and other networking tools are important to the next generation. It is often claimed that cell phones are disruptive in classrooms. However they are the future of the Internet. As more and more computer programs such as basic word processing will be located in the "cloud" of the Internet. The idea of having a large box in your house as a computer will soon be a thing of the past. A hand held device such as a cell phone will connect to your monitor and keyboard anywhere (school, home or workplace) and will connect you to all your data located on the web. That is the future.

Educators need to monitor the direction of technology and help prepare children for the future. Stop banning technology out of fear and embrace the benefits.