Thing #18: Not so Facebook anymore

Alright, I had a Facebook but recently deleted it so my link no longer exists but I used it extensively and just decided that it wasn't something I cared to have anymore as I had a lot of "friends" that I actually did not talk to anymore. I also decided that I didn't need to generate random posts about my life to a public forum. However, I do feel it would be advantageous for teachers and administrators to understand what evidently 41.6% of the U.S. population has and uses. There is a pretty good chance that the majority of every student in a given school will have either a Facebook or Twitter account and more than likely both. Since, 42% of the U.S. population has  a FB account creating one for a class in which classmates can interact, receive updates, or use a discussion forum would potentially further learning and social interaction, well online "social" interaction. It however, will never replace real world "social" interactions that are important for student development.