reaction to rethinking schools articles

Garcia, A. (2008). Rethinking my space - using social networking tools to connect to students.
Rethinking schools. Vol. 22. No. 4. pp. 27-26.

This article is about one teachers use of myspace to connect with her students. She wrote about why she started doing it. It was to connect with her students in a way they were most comfortable in. Most of the students in her class had knowledge about myspace. She talked about that even when most of her students were from lower socioeconomic situations they always found a way to get onto myspace. She said that sometimes it was the only way for some of her students would get in touch with her, because of absenteeism and other reasons. She used it to let her students know the class assignments, and give them outside activities they wouldn't otherwise know about. She had conversations with her colleagues about myspace, and also mentioned the negative media that it has received. She is using it to have a connection with her students and use it positively for her situation.
If I were a junior high and high school teacher I would use myspace as part of my practice. She convinced me that it can be used to reach all students. The way she explained how she was going to respond to her students was very convincing. That she wasn't using it to "spy" on her students, that she wouldn't go and read their space, etc., was a nice touch.