Comments on: Social Networks are a Waste of Time…?! http://blog.pcpandora.com/2008/02/12/social-networks-are-a-waste-of-time%e2%80%a6/ An open discussion devoted to keeping YOUR kids safe online, brought to you by the folks at PC Pandora... Fri, 21 Nov 2008 13:55:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Educational Value To Social Networking? | Pandora's Blog http://blog.pcpandora.com/2008/02/12/social-networks-are-a-waste-of-time%e2%80%a6/#comment-6331 Educational Value To Social Networking? | Pandora's Blog Mon, 30 Jun 2008 21:04:28 +0000 http://blog.pcpandora.com/2008/02/12/social-networks-are-a-waste-of-time%e2%80%a6/#comment-6331 [...] When asked what they learn from using social networking sites, the students listed technology skills at the top, then creativity, being open to new or diverse views and communication skills.   OK, this is why you should take what kids say as “kid speak.” Learning “technology skills” from a website that is essentially a puzzle: they give you the pieces, you make the layout. How is that a tech skill? Are you considering the ability to log on to a membership website a tech skill? You’re not learning HTML or any sort of in-depth webpage layout. You are learning to conform to what the website allows. You are learning mundane participation.   “then creativity,”… you can only be so creative with a puzzle. There is only one thing to build. Or maybe, I guess you could say this is like a Lego box. You can follow the directions, or make up your own stuff with the pieces. Sadly, 98% of the MySpace pages I have seen follow the SAME FORMAT… thus, everyone is following the included directions. So how is that creative?   “being open to new or diverse views and communication skills”… This I believe and WISH it were higher on the ill-conceived list. Reference: see this post and the link within: Social Networks are a Waste of Time…?! [...] [...] When asked what they learn from using social networking sites, the students listed technology skills at the top, then creativity, being open to new or diverse views and communication skills.   OK, this is why you should take what kids say as “kid speak.” Learning “technology skills” from a website that is essentially a puzzle: they give you the pieces, you make the layout. How is that a tech skill? Are you considering the ability to log on to a membership website a tech skill? You’re not learning HTML or any sort of in-depth webpage layout. You are learning to conform to what the website allows. You are learning mundane participation.   “then creativity,”… you can only be so creative with a puzzle. There is only one thing to build. Or maybe, I guess you could say this is like a Lego box. You can follow the directions, or make up your own stuff with the pieces. Sadly, 98% of the MySpace pages I have seen follow the SAME FORMAT… thus, everyone is following the included directions. So how is that creative?   “being open to new or diverse views and communication skills”… This I believe and WISH it were higher on the ill-conceived list. Reference: see this post and the link within: Social Networks are a Waste of Time…?! [...]

]]> By: KenS http://blog.pcpandora.com/2008/02/12/social-networks-are-a-waste-of-time%e2%80%a6/#comment-6251 KenS Sun, 22 Jun 2008 23:41:30 +0000 http://blog.pcpandora.com/2008/02/12/social-networks-are-a-waste-of-time%e2%80%a6/#comment-6251 Awesome! I fixed the link... Should work now! Thank you!!!! Awesome! I fixed the link… Should work now! Thank you!!!!

]]> By: nancy long http://blog.pcpandora.com/2008/02/12/social-networks-are-a-waste-of-time%e2%80%a6/#comment-6245 nancy long Sun, 22 Jun 2008 07:09:49 +0000 http://blog.pcpandora.com/2008/02/12/social-networks-are-a-waste-of-time%e2%80%a6/#comment-6245 Some of your readers tried to read my post on Social Networks that you commented on your blog “Social Networks are a Waste of Time…?!” several months back and could not get it because it had been moved. The new link is: http://teamrich.wordpress.com/2007/12/12/online-social-network-waste-of-time/ You may want to correct the link to my post. Many thanks Some of your readers tried to read my post on Social Networks that you commented on your blog “Social Networks are a Waste of Time…?!” several months back and could not get it because it had been moved. The new link is:

http://teamrich.wordpress.com/2007/12/12/online-social-network-waste-of-time/

You may want to correct the link to my post.

Many thanks

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