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I have to admit I am not new to social media. I personally have a Facebook, MYSPACE, Twitter, and a TBD site. I LOVE social media. Through Facebook I have been able to reconnect to high school friends, college friends, work friends, AND keep up with my current friends. Plus, it's a great way to get a message out to many people at once. Students are no strangers to this medium either. I have, however, made it a personal policy to never add students to any of my sites. I feel in this day and time this is necessary. I had a student share with me just this morning that her stepfather is from Sweden. I asked her how he and her mother met, and guess what....online. Wow! She said he's the best dad ever. If everyone is using this technology, why is it taking so long for schools to catch up? Quoting from this week's video, "Social media isn't a fad, it's a fundamental shift in the way we communicate."

Checkout my Facebook page at facebook.com....search for Vickie Vance....you will have to add me as a friend to view it...only my friends are allowed to view my page. [|Vickie's facebook page]