Second Life

Initially, I found it difficult to find my way onto second life due to some conflicting settings/software.  After getting on, I found it is easier to find my way aroundafter spending a little time.  Does anyone have any advice, tips or favorite places to go?

Dana Boyd

Dana gives a great introduction to Social networking sights.  Most of of what she said was on point except for about one thing.  

-Students don't care about everyone on their friends lists.  They often times don't even know them, many teens just add people that they find to build up their friends list.

I never thought about how scammers and marketers have an negative effects for social networking sites.

Is it right that parents to surveillance their parents?  I used to believe so, but how can your kid have their own space if parents don give it to them?

Dana's Advice

1.  Recognize that youth want to hang out and connect with their friends through the new form of socialization.

2.  Internet mirrors all aspects of social life.  Outreach, I wonder how it is possible, how do the out-reachers break the kids social society?

3.  Protecting youth, are there concrete rules?

Educate through conversation

Not all teachers can do this....many teachers don't know even how it works...  Should this be in curriculum, how would it fit.

My school frowns upon having profiles, and even put them on your friends list.

Hello

My name is Jason Topp and I am a radio/television instructor at Southfield H.S.  I teach a variety of courses in Communication and actually run my schools radio station.  I am interested in a wide variety of things but I must say, I have a pretty strong love for technology.  I just started using Apple computers about 1.5 years ago and after being a hardcore PC guy (like the guy from the Apple commercials)  Macs are way better.  Well, this is my first post so I look forward to talking to you soon.