Pro:
This is the wrong protocol because Facebook and Twitter are excellent mediums to share school news, whether this includes individual classes, morning announcements, or the schedules for clubs, sports, or other activities, etc. It is also a good way to promote the school positively. Facebook and Twitter also provide an easy place to post pictures of students winning awards, helping the community, or just promoting the school’s culture. It is also a way for parents of students to become involved or have an insight on to what is going on in their child’s life. Twitter is also a new way to get instant access to what is going on in the world. Twitter feeds from schools could be used to keep parents up to date with outside activities as well as emergencies like tornado or fire drills. These are just a few of the ways that Facebook and Twitter can be beneficial to schools and should not be banned.
Con:
This is the correct protocol because Facebook is more of a personal website designed for adults. Facebook also creates a sense of privacy when in actuality it is the opposite. Facebook is putting personal information on the internet, in particular a place where many students post embarrassing, humiliating, and hurtful content in text, photos and videos of themselves, classmates, teachers, parents, etc. Not to mention there are all sorts of bandwidth issues and other security issues with scams or viruses. Twitter is an easy way for students to spread harmful information about other students or to take a quick picture of a teacher’s test to send out to the school. Plus giving students access to both of these sites could possibly be an easy way for students to get distracted and not involved in the learning process. Overall Facebook and Twitter should be denied by both students and teachers, because they present more of a risk than the rewards they offer.
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