Comments on: Old sticker adhesive http://blog.teachersfirst.com/thinkteach/2009/03/31/old-sticker-adhesive/ A teacher-to-go blogs about teaching, technology, and education in general Sun, 12 Feb 2012 19:57:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Jen http://blog.teachersfirst.com/thinkteach/2009/03/31/old-sticker-adhesive/#comment-3273 Jen Tue, 21 Apr 2009 14:56:05 +0000 http://blog.teachersfirst.com/thinkteach/2009/03/31/old-sticker-adhesive/#comment-3273 As a current teacher who is on facebook, I have to say that I played over this dilemma for almost a year before diving in. I let all current students know when they try to friend me that I am not their friend until they are not a student here. However, a large portion of my "friends" are my former students. It is a joy to learn who they are now in comparison to high school and how my conceptions of them are changing. I consider it an honor that someone who was a part of my life so many years ago would like me, or allow me, to be a part of theirs now. As a current teacher who is on facebook, I have to say that I played over this dilemma for almost a year before diving in. I let all current students know when they try to friend me that I am not their friend until they are not a student here. However, a large portion of my “friends” are my former students. It is a joy to learn who they are now in comparison to high school and how my conceptions of them are changing. I consider it an honor that someone who was a part of my life so many years ago would like me, or allow me, to be a part of theirs now.

]]> By: Marny http://blog.teachersfirst.com/thinkteach/2009/03/31/old-sticker-adhesive/#comment-2923 Marny Fri, 10 Apr 2009 16:36:34 +0000 http://blog.teachersfirst.com/thinkteach/2009/03/31/old-sticker-adhesive/#comment-2923 Interesting! I would be flattered and pleased to hear from old teachers via facebook, and imagine most of my friends would feel the same. Facebook offers the "send message" option that lets you drop a note to people outside your friend network. You could try that "Hello, Jenny, it's Mrs. So-and-So! Saw your name on Blankety-Blanks page and remembered you fondly. Hope you are well and still like ___________ (or soemthgn else you remember about them)" I bet many would respond with a note and maybe a friend request as well! Some would probably like ot friend you and are having the same internal dilemma! Interesting! I would be flattered and pleased to hear from old teachers via facebook, and imagine most of my friends would feel the same.

Facebook offers the “send message” option that lets you drop a note to people outside your friend network. You could try that “Hello, Jenny, it’s Mrs. So-and-So! Saw your name on Blankety-Blanks page and remembered you fondly. Hope you are well and still like ___________ (or soemthgn else you remember about them)”

I bet many would respond with a note and maybe a friend request as well! Some would probably like ot friend you and are having the same internal dilemma!

]]> By: Michele http://blog.teachersfirst.com/thinkteach/2009/03/31/old-sticker-adhesive/#comment-2645 Michele Tue, 31 Mar 2009 21:05:52 +0000 http://blog.teachersfirst.com/thinkteach/2009/03/31/old-sticker-adhesive/#comment-2645 Interesting... I am at the other end of the spectrum... someone still teaching who has a facebook page and students want to "friend" me. It's easy to say no to them when they are still in school... but what about the ones who just graduated last year? What about the ones you don't really remember? I don't put anything on Facebook that I would mind anyone seeing-- I'm not stupid, nor am I someone appreciably different away from school as I am in school. But it's a dilemma for me. I think in your shoes-- you no longer work in the school district. I think kids would be flattered that you thought enough of them and remembered them and wanted to keep up with them. Go for it! Interesting… I am at the other end of the spectrum… someone still teaching who has a facebook page and students want to “friend” me. It’s easy to say no to them when they are still in school… but what about the ones who just graduated last year? What about the ones you don’t really remember?

I don’t put anything on Facebook that I would mind anyone seeing– I’m not stupid, nor am I someone appreciably different away from school as I am in school. But it’s a dilemma for me.

I think in your shoes– you no longer work in the school district. I think kids would be flattered that you thought enough of them and remembered them and wanted to keep up with them. Go for it!

]]> By: Topics about Facebook » Archive » Old sticker adhesive http://blog.teachersfirst.com/thinkteach/2009/03/31/old-sticker-adhesive/#comment-2643 Topics about Facebook » Archive » Old sticker adhesive Tue, 31 Mar 2009 17:36:53 +0000 http://blog.teachersfirst.com/thinkteach/2009/03/31/old-sticker-adhesive/#comment-2643 [...] SocialTake.com - social networking & web 2.0 tech news created an interesting post today on Old sticker adhesiveHere’s a short outlineEnter Facebook into the word of former teachers, and an interesting phenomenon occurs. If […] SocialTake.com - social networking & web 2.0 tech news created an interesting post today on Old sticker adhesiveHere’s a short outlineEnter Facebook into the word of former teachers, and an interesting phenomenon occurs. If

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