Okay, so here I am trying to reflect and catch up weeks after I should have. So far so good with GoodReads. I am still planning to try Library Thing.
Facebook is a whole other animal. There are so many stories of teachers having trouble with it. NYSUT even had an article about what not to do. Frankly, what I got out of it is that they don't recommend teachers having Facebook accounts. I do know that a few teachers have accounts, but I know plenty that don't. One teacher I know does, but it is still problematic. She has parents friending her, so she has to be very careful what she posts. Then, there is the issue that people have been caught Facebooking on school time.
Frankly, even though this CDLC training clearly relates to my job, I don't do it on school time. That is why I am so far behind. I have so much to do at home, that computers just don't usually fit in. I can go a week at home without checking my e-mail. (Of course, at work I usually check school e-mail 3+ times a day!)
I think I will check out Facebook just so I am educated in what it is, but I doubt I will keep it. My sister had an account and she had literally hundreds of friend requests. One day, before she deleted the account, we decided to check all of the requests. There were a lot from people neither one of us knew. There were some from people she had worked with 20 years ago that never talked to her at the time. I guess they just want a higher friend count on their Facebook page.
Anyway, I must continue on our activities while I have the time.
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