Saturday, July 12, 2008
Staying Young at Heart
The experiences I am having with the Integrating Technology class are showing me that you are as young as you feel and as you are willing to get involved in "young" things. Having a facebook account has really brought out the young ideas in me again. My children, ages 20 and 14, are so excited that I have a facebook account. They could not wait to add me as friends on their facebook accounts and that really makes me feel wonderful. To have children who want their mother to be a friend on their facebook account is an honor. I have also added one of the young teachers I have worked with as a friend and she was sooooo shocked when she saw it. She said she couldn't believe that I was on facebook. I find that I look forward to checking my page to see who has written a message to me. My son got me started with flair and I really love it and find the whole thing addicting. I can hardly wait until my students find out and start trying to become a "friend". I am sure that I will have to be very careful with it and selective about who I add as a friend. Any advise for an "older" teacher?
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I don't think you have to be young to have facebook. I think the younger generation has caught on to it quickly. I think it's a wonderful way to keep up with friends and family.
I love facebook too. I love seeing old friends. I had to set up my husband an account too. He keeps looking up old girlfriends and classmates. LOL : )
My 12 year-old couldn't believe that I was setting up a facebook account. We went round and round a few months back about her having a 'my space'. It was an absolutely NOT! When I told her about facebook, her response was "It's a lot safer than my space!" So, I set her up with an account and we're friends! LOL
I'm not so sure it's a "young" thing either...just that the younger generation is more into the technology and has more time to keep up with it than we do. Oh, and we forget...socialization is they top priority so of course they love facebook!
I think that it is wonderful that Facebook is something you can share with your children and they can actually teach you!
I know how you feel, I am totally addicted to "flair".
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