Reflections on Facebook and Twitter

The obvious advantages of both Facebook and Twitter are that they are great, accessible tools to communicate with large audiences and small, QUICKLY!  I certainly see the benefit more readily for older students and their teachers.  I think that regardless of whether you are using these personally or professionally, you have to be careful what you put out there.  What we think are casual conversations can often be misinterpreted and misused.  I still believe in the value of face to face communication when things are important.  I have read things on Facebook and Twitter that make me  wonder if the person who wrote it really thought about who might read it!