#20 Social Networking

Ok, I see who writes the articles for 23 Things--it says at the bottom of the page.

I think the Social Networking sites are wonderful for young people. Lots of young adults hate to read and hate to write even more! Because of this, many of them are losing important skills, such as reading comprehension and spelling. Because of MySpace and Facebook, they are forced to read AND write--and lo and behold--they LOVE it. But shhhhhhh, don't tell them. They surely don't want to admit that they're actually learning anything. I know at least two young women have improved their spelling skills by 75%! Keyboarding and typing skills are also necessary when participating in social networking sites. (Again, don't tell them that.)

I haven't accessed my Facebook account since I started the 23 Things, but I think my name is (I guess I won't tell you yet--better check my page first, since I've never used it professionally.) if you're looking for me. Will let you know if it's not.

So far, our library doesn't use Facebook or MySpace, although we spend a lot of time unfiltering MySpace for everyone else. I just have used the two sites to goof around with friends. I half-heartedly made a snowman and opened a couple of free gifts. Someone is always poking me. I've got some photos on them and have listed my favorite movies, books etc. Not much blogging--well none really, thank goodness, or I wouldn't be blogging here. I will have to check out some library pages to see what they are doing with Facebook and MySpace. I can't seem to think outside the box right now as to how to use them in our library. To be continued...