Course
http://publish.myudutu.com/published/launch/16670/Course30901/Launch.html
Facebook Companion Page
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?v=app_2373072738&gid=397412000630#!/group.php?gid=397412000630
Here are the links for my media project that is an accompany to my thesis. Yes, there are links, multiple. One is the course on Udutu and the other is a Facebook group page, which is a place for reflection, communication, collaboration and assignments.
The problem that my thesis addresses is that many schools are blocking social networking and banning staff from participating on them, even when they are at home. This trend does not take into account that business is using social networks more than ever, students prefer to use electronic communication and that when students, parents and teachers use social networking communication increases, in-class problems decrease and students have more success.
The reason that schools give most often is that the technology is too new and no one knows how to use them properly. Therefore, people are posting inappropriate content or using material that is not theirs to use. Either way it is too much of a legal risk. The solution to this is easy. Schools need to be teaching Digital Net Citizenship so that students know what is appropriate and legal rather than banning social networks and not preparing them for higher education of the workplace.
This has been one of the most difficult projects for me yet. I have been working so long and so hard on it that is seems that my level of enjoyment of the topic has waned. This does not mean I have lost the passion for my topic. It is more like when you cook a really big meal for friends where you spend all day in the kitchen. By the time the meal is served you have lost your interest in the dinner, but not for cooking. I am sure with a little time I will, again, be revived and ready to enjoy my labors, but for now I am tired of hearing my own voice on video.
Please enjoy and let me know what you think.
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