Critical Thinking and Letter

Social Networking Letter of Request

1. Write a 1-2 page letter to your principal, department chair, or boss requesting the use of a social networking tool in your classroom or office setting. Your letter should identify the technology used (Facebook, LinkedIn, etc.), outline the potential benefits, and discuss the risks involved. In addition, you should have at least 3 outside references from scholarly journals to support your claims. 
   
      

Critical Thinking

1. In a 1-2 page paper, answer the following Critical Thinking Questions for Chapter 6 of Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts and other Powerful Web Tools for Classrooms:
2. Chapter 6 Critical Thinking Questions
3. What is micro-blogging?

• Why do you think Twitter has become such a fad in politics?
• What are social bookmarking services and what is their purpose in education?
• In what ways does “del.icio.us” approach social bookmarking differently?
• What are the pros/cons of setting up mechanisms that bring information to you, such as RSS Feeds/Social Bookmarking, rather than you going to it?