A question for #Mastodon instance admins from a skeptical educator who refuses to leave Twitter because she doesn’t understand why. So I thought I would ask on her behalf, then share the responses with her: “I really
want your opinion on this
platform. Since someone has
to pay for the “server”, I am
wondering what the host gets
back.”
What do you say, admins? #Edtech #education #Altruism #TwitterMigration
@mguhlin as a computer science teacher I have benefited from online professional communities but wished that they were not on platforms I rail against as being detrimental to our students and society.
I am willing to donate my money and, more importantly, my time to create a new space free of that stain. I hope that others well join me and share in the administrative and financial burden.
My investment is driven from the same place my teaching originates, hope for a better future for all.
@AlliFlowers @scerruti Dr. Flowers, while I agree, human teens have a long history of appropriating adult spaces for their own, safe or not. It’s part of their becoming adults.
As a parent of two adults, for me, the key was building trust and openness into the use of social media tools, setting clear expectations for how we would all behave. Then, accepting that I wouldn’t have any control over how they chose to interact with others. I am grateful that they made mistakes during the trust/open period, so that I could suggest alternative ways of interacting with others.
I’m sure they goofed up on their own, but I am confident of their overall trajectory of use was kind, helpful, and responsible.
