• Detroit Observatory, University of Michigan

Should Teachers and Students be Facebook Friends?

New technology brings new questions to the table about what is appropriate communication between students and their teachers. Should they communicate online? And if so, what are the guidelines?

  • Should they instant message?
  • What happens when personal information is revealed?
  • When a student is at risk, should the teacher monitor him/her page?
  • What changes about privacy in a new technological age?
  • Many teachers belong to social networks, but limit their activity. Does a teacher lose certain internet rights here?

Barcode 2x challenges NY Times Ethicist Randy Cohen on this very subject. Click here!