Interesting Perspective on how we do Church. Unfortunately this perspective can lead to Wrong Worship:
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A MacArthur Foundation funded longitudinal study focused on Internet use of high school students’ reveals that:
* For many youth, their interest in the Internet translates into engagement with civic and political issues.
* Contrary to popular belief, it is rare for individuals on the Internet to only be exposed to political perspectives with which they agree, but many youth are not exposed to political perspectives at all.
* Teaching new media literacies such as credibility assessment is essential for 21st century citizenship.
Yet another resource pointing to the fact that the time, effort and resources spent on filtering or censoring internet access in schools would be better spent on teaching youth how to effectively assess the information they come across.
This is our first Thanksgiving in America and my family’s plan is to immerse ourselves into the holiday. It is somewhat odd to refer to Thanksgiving as the “Holidays” but from what I have read it is an even heavier travel time than Christmas. We will take the three days off and enjoy the new traditions.
Whether one is personally willing to acknowledge the reach and impact of social networking there is no denying that it is a cultural phenomenon. Educators really need to understand the power and impact and of social networking. It has changed the way we speak and define thing and it will change our educational systems–educators just need to decide if they will once again be playing catch-up with society.
