I have witnessed a shift in my school district’s acceptance and use of social media. A few years ago I asked about having a Facebook page for my classroom, and it was greatly discouraged. Issues of student confidentiality and higher ups not understanding how social media worked halted my desire to establish a web presence. I set the project aside and moved on.

I revisited this at the end of last year and learned our district now has a “go to” for establishing classroom Facebook pages, and the use of other social media. It was refreshing to learn our district had advanced to this stage. We as teachers are always asked to meet our students where they are. Well, most of our students may be found in social media, and that is where we too need to be.