One thing that continues to amaze me is the way in which our pupils use social networking in such a fluent and creative way. What is annoying is the fact that the negative issues surrounding social networking sites are often the only ones which are reported. There has been (and still is) innappopriate use of sites such as Facebook, Twitter and so on. Those that do behave in this way are wrong and need to accept that they can often do a great deal of harm. On the other hand, there are so many outstanding examples of pupils using social networking in a way which is making a phenomenal impact on their learning.
This half term, I have noticed just how many of our pupils have accessed our school Twitter account, often asking questions to ensure that they are ready for learning. During the last week many of our pupils and staff have used Edmodo - it has been so exciting to see learning taking place using this platform.
Let's not ignore the obvious resource that is our pupils. They often have the solutions to the communication problems we are puzzling over!
Finally, just to emphasise how much talent is out there, take a look at the following Ted video in which 12-year-old Thomas Suarez talks about the apps he has made and how he is now using his skills to help other app developers. This just goes to prove that we need to encourage such talent and not put up barriers.
http://www.ted.com/talks/thomas_suarez_a_12_year_old_app_developer.html
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