With the growth of technology in the world we see it constantly creeping into our classroom. Many districts are concerned that this is allowing the “outside world” into the classroom. On the other hand, some districts are embracing this advance in technology and are incorporating it into the classrooms.

In my opinion, the reasons some districts have such a huge problem with social media in the classroom is they are not prepared to take on this new level of technology. I do think there are some districts that are being too liberal with the restrictions kids have on accessing certain websites at school. I do not see a problem with using websites like Edmodo or certain blog websites as long as they are protected and do not allow outsiders to view or joining the groups without codes. I do not see a need for students to have access to Facebook in a classroom. i do see this becoming more of a chance for students to socialize versus them using it for educational purposes. As I’ve stated in previous posts, we have to be careful how much technology we allow in the classroom. Technology should never replace authentic teaching. Students need to have face to face interaction in the classroom, not with headphones on and communicating through a posts. There are appropriate times for this type of technology to be used but there also needs to be limits.