Week Four

The question about how to use social media has been in the news regarding Egypt and middle eastern uprisings, not to mention the ETEC class and how it relates to education.  The discussion readings/video were very interesting, especially Danah Boyd and her take on how teenagers are using social media as a gathering or hangout place. It made sense; home is not a private place for young adults, they even get told to clean up their rooms once in a while. I was listening to a podcast about how governments can turn off access to social media (shutting down servers and mobile phone service) and was wondering if this is the next step in censorship.