Social Media: How to 'Sell It' to Your Team
This article has addressed some of my concerns about how to begin introducing Social Media into not just my school but my classroom as well. Schools are poised against social networking now, and for great reasons. The problem is that they are throwing out the baby with the dirty bath water. Lets face it. Teachers and administrators are overwhelmed with all the things that they already do and by the long list of this still not yet implemented. In addition, it is asking a lot of one teacher to champion a new tool while jumping hurtles that come along the way. I must admit that I have liked the idea of social net working but allowed the barriers in place at my school to stop me.
This article gives steps for beginning the conversation, avoiding barriers and arguments, it gives a few sites that are not blocked by schools, and gives sound advise on how to get started. I think it really boils down to a personal decision to be the conduit of change in your school. I hate to use a cliché, but where there is a will there is a way.
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