Comments on: School Bans Teacher-Student Communication on Social Networks http://michaelzimmer.org/2009/02/24/school-bans-teacher-student-communication-on-social-networks/ information ethics : privacy : new media : values in design : 2.0 Thu, 26 Apr 2012 13:58:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Kevin Donovan http://michaelzimmer.org/2009/02/24/school-bans-teacher-student-communication-on-social-networks/comment-page-1/#comment-158340 Kevin Donovan Sun, 01 Mar 2009 20:18:17 +0000 http://michaelzimmer.org/?p=1104#comment-158340 <a href="#comment-158338" rel="nofollow">@Michael Zimmer</a> Thanks for pointing out Moli (though the site is down, so I'll have to wait to check it out). @Michael Zimmer
Thanks for pointing out Moli (though the site is down, so I’ll have to wait to check it out).

]]> By: Michael Zimmer http://michaelzimmer.org/2009/02/24/school-bans-teacher-student-communication-on-social-networks/comment-page-1/#comment-158338 Michael Zimmer Sun, 01 Mar 2009 16:11:39 +0000 http://michaelzimmer.org/?p=1104#comment-158338 You're right, Kevin. It is all about context. Regarding having multiple accounts for each context, you might be interested in what Moli is trying to accomplish: <a href="http://michaelzimmer.org/2008/02/11/moli-maintaining-multiple-personas-online-sharing-more-personal-information/" rel="nofollow">here</a> and <a href="http://michaelzimmer.org/2008/02/15/more-on-moli-and-designing-for-privacy/" rel="nofollow">here</a>. You’re right, Kevin. It is all about context.

Regarding having multiple accounts for each context, you might be interested in what Moli is trying to accomplish: here and here.

]]> By: Kevin Donovan http://michaelzimmer.org/2009/02/24/school-bans-teacher-student-communication-on-social-networks/comment-page-1/#comment-158337 Kevin Donovan Sun, 01 Mar 2009 16:03:59 +0000 http://michaelzimmer.org/?p=1104#comment-158337 I think this is part of a larger problem - loss of contextualism on an integrated network. I'm a college student, and it used to be that LinkedIn was a good arena for professional, more-manicured behavior; Facebook, though, was a more social platform where norms of behavior were driven by friends, not what is professionally acceptable. As Facebook becomes the de facto standard, and as it extends its reach outward via Facebook Connect, those norms (which are not necessarily compatible with LinkedIn-appropriate behavior) are placed under stress. That's why there has been the discussion of having multiple accounts on Facebook - it's an effort to recapture the different contexts that are being unified as the social layer of the net is built. I think this is part of a larger problem – loss of contextualism on an integrated network.

I’m a college student, and it used to be that LinkedIn was a good arena for professional, more-manicured behavior; Facebook, though, was a more social platform where norms of behavior were driven by friends, not what is professionally acceptable.

As Facebook becomes the de facto standard, and as it extends its reach outward via Facebook Connect, those norms (which are not necessarily compatible with LinkedIn-appropriate behavior) are placed under stress. That’s why there has been the discussion of having multiple accounts on Facebook – it’s an effort to recapture the different contexts that are being unified as the social layer of the net is built.

]]> By: Kerry Gorgone http://michaelzimmer.org/2009/02/24/school-bans-teacher-student-communication-on-social-networks/comment-page-1/#comment-158299 Kerry Gorgone Wed, 25 Feb 2009 15:23:45 +0000 http://michaelzimmer.org/?p=1104#comment-158299 I agree that becoming "Facebook friends" changes the student/teacher dynamic. It would make the students privy to information about you that might impact their own opinions on things that educators ought not to influence, like religion, politics, etc. Maybe a professional network like LinkedIn poses fewer issues of that type? I agree that becoming “Facebook friends” changes the student/teacher dynamic. It would make the students privy to information about you that might impact their own opinions on things that educators ought not to influence, like religion, politics, etc. Maybe a professional network like LinkedIn poses fewer issues of that type?

]]> By: Michael Zimmer http://michaelzimmer.org/2009/02/24/school-bans-teacher-student-communication-on-social-networks/comment-page-1/#comment-158298 Michael Zimmer Wed, 25 Feb 2009 14:25:27 +0000 http://michaelzimmer.org/?p=1104#comment-158298 Thanks, Mathias. I'll keep you in mind as I move forward. And you make good insights <a href="http://www.digital-rights.net/?p=2273" rel="nofollow">here</a>, as well! Thanks, Mathias. I’ll keep you in mind as I move forward. And you make good insights here, as well!

]]> By: Mathias Klang http://michaelzimmer.org/2009/02/24/school-bans-teacher-student-communication-on-social-networks/comment-page-1/#comment-158295 Mathias Klang Wed, 25 Feb 2009 09:23:52 +0000 http://michaelzimmer.org/?p=1104#comment-158295 What an interesting area of study! If you want to do an international comparison I would be interested in working on Sweden. What an interesting area of study! If you want to do an international comparison I would be interested in working on Sweden.

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