An Expat Educator in Asia

I think it is a given that young people are going to connect online. All of the research indicates that young people are flocking to the free online communities like facebook at an unprecedented rate. As educators, parents, concerned citizens, the big question for us all is not “should our kids be online in [...]

Interesting discussion on the Oz Teachers list on teachers “befriending” students on sites like MySpace and Facebook.
I have copied a summary here for your interest:

Some think it is okay to include students as friends but are very circumspect; others think that it is crossing the line between private and professional lives, particularly with current [...]

The holiday period has allowed me, and probably lots of fellow educators, time to catch up on some reading and thinking. One area I have been researching quite a bit is that of online educational services. My work currently involves a lot of support for teachers and schools integrating technology as a part of a [...]