NSW public school teachers have been granted permission to use Facebook, Twitter and other social media in the classroom. Students are still blocked.It was the former Labor government that decided teachers should be able to access social media from yesterday, which was the first day of the second school term for students.
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The New South Wales Government has lifted a long-standing ban on public school teachers using social networking websites such as Facebook and Twitter at work.The state’s Department of Education says it will give staff a greater understand of the technology that is being used by students.The decision has been welcomed by school principals and the teachers union.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/04/29/3203136.htmCall to school kids in use of social media
Primary school students should be receiving lessons in how to make the most of social media and how to protect themselves from its dangers and pitfalls, says a US specialist.Soraya Darabi, social media correspondent for ABC America, says platforms such as Facebook, Twitter and a raft of newer sites have taken social media to a point where kids need to know how to control what they post online.
www.theaustralian.com.au/business/media/call-to-school-kids-in-use-of-social-media/story-e6frg996-1226046541044
Facebook opened up to NSW school teachers
NSW public school teachers have been granted permission to use Facebook, Twitter and other social media in the classroom. Students are still blocked.