Social Networking Week

Students and teachers have just recently participated in the Social Networking Week at Grant High School. The week involved students meeting with teachers in their own time and showing them how to use FACEBOOK. The teachers got to make an account, make friends, send messages, write on walls, play games and even throw potatoes.

Most of the teachers had a blast, but Facebook and Social Networking websites are not for everyone as we found out. It was a great experience and very worth while, but not everything ran smoothly. There were a few ‘behind the scenes’ mistakes and hiccups, like not having much time to meet or not having enough time to teach. Even with these hiccups, Social Networking was a good experience and definitely a good idea to do again next year.

We have interviewed some teachers and students who were involved. They included Mrs Kaethner, Shauna, Mrs Nicholson, Mrs Wheller, Chondelle, Mrs Hill, Mrs Roachock, Mr Phillips and Mr Ravi. Mr Ravi said, “It was good and I’m going to keep my account, because a family member of mine is going to Adelaide and this way I can talk and play games with him at the same time.” Mrs Nicholson said, “It was a great idea for the students to teach the teachers”. Crystal said, “The online safety video was a good idea because it might help kids of all ages to learn what really happens in the real world and then they don’t have to find out the hard way”.

Overall, it was a great experience and we think we should do it again next year.

CRYSTAL, LEAH and LAUREN
On behalf of the Social Networking Student Team

More information about Social Networking Week here