As Larry Ferlazzo mentioned, Myspace is not accessible within my
district so any use of it, for whatever beneficial reason, would have to
be done from a non-work location.  That in itself, would present
boundaries to implementation. Not only would keeping an eye on it
constantly to make sure that innappropriate postings did not slip
through be challenging, simply responding to any inquiries from
interested students in a timely manner would pose a problem.
 
Those difficulties not withstanding, there is certainly a valid argument
for attempting to meet the students where they are.  There is a certain
irony to the data mentioned that show that even though "majority of the
participants" face barriers including but not limited to a "lack of a
high school diploma, deficiency in basic skills, no marketable job
skills, chronic unemployment, and limited English proficiency" 88%
nevertheless have MySpace pages, which require at least some basic
skills and English proficiency and an investment of time and effort to
produce and update.  Perhaps an additional component of any program
making use of MySpace would be to show that the participants already do
have marketable job and basic skills and the time to develop them into
more efficient tools for their own advancement; they're just using their
time for socializing on MySpace instead.
Barry Bakin
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From: technology-bounces at nifl.gov [mailto:technology-bounces at nifl.gov]
On Behalf Of Mariann Fedele
Sent: Monday, February 11, 2008 1:08 PM
To: The Technology and Literacy Discussion List
Subject: [Technology 1501] Re: Social Networking Part III: Getting
StudentsandStaff on Board



	Hi Emily,

	This is a great set of protocols. Have you had any difficulties
in having staff and students meet and stay within the protocols?

	Do list subscribers have any concerns related to Myspace or
other such sites that Emily can respond to?

	Regards,

	Mariann

	 

	 

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