INKLINGS May 24, 2012 - Volume 76 Issue 9 - Crown Point High School - 1500 S. Main Street - inklings@cps.k12.in.us
This Issue: News
When communication becomes a complication What are the professional boundaries when communicating using technology?
Foodstock Students performed and attended the concert on May 18 to benefit the Northwest Indiana Food Bank. Page 3
Feature 103
Summer Bucket List Some must-do summer activities to beat the boredom during summer vacation. Page 7
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success because few students had Twitter. “The reason I had Twitter is because basically people would follow me, and I would follow none ith the advent of technology as a of them,” Lambersie said. “It is not me tweeting mode of communication and its inte- about Kanye West’s outfit or about that rad party gration into the classroom, new issues I was at or anything like that. It is a professional arise that were not necessarily problems before. Twitter account where all I’m doing is saying Before, there was more effort involved in contact- ‘This is due, don’t forget about this, the AP test ing teachers or administrators for necessary aid. is this day’ where they know they’re just going to Now that such technology allows students and get updates about class and not about my life or teachers to communicate more easily, old issues anything,” Lambersie said. have now been replaced by the question of where Science teacher Brian Elston uses a differthe line is blurred between ent form of technology professionalism and social I encourage my classes to to keep in touch with interaction when commustudents. Elston uses create a class Facebook page nicating with technology. texting because of conve“I think overall in so- where they can talk amongst each nience. ciety, technology has made other as peers on that Facebook “I think (AP biolcommunication easier,” page but I don’t have a part of it ogy) is a class where, at Dean of Students Russ some point or another, because with Facebook you are Marcinek said. “I look (students) are going to back on when I went away ‘friending’ a person you are not need help and I don’t for college; there was no ‘teachering.’ want to be on my email internet and there was no for 24 hours,” Elston texting. So the only way I John Lambersie English teacher said. “It’s the easiest way could communicate with to do it for me. Everyone people back home was through has a phone and I have the ability to text, so it’s a traditional phone call or through sending a let- something everyone has access to.” ter in the mail, so there was no instant commuMany students find this increased accessibilnication.” ity to their teachers helpful. The relatively new, easier mode of technologi“I don’t really write stuff down in my assigncal communication has made its appearance in a ment book, so I can text (Elston) to ask if an variety of forms in the classroom. Many teach- assignment is due and on what day and the speers have started to use technology to allow greater cifics on certain problems,” senior Jon Maginot communication with their students. said. “To send an email, you have to be at home, English teacher John Lambersie uses Gmail whereas you can send a text once it pops into to keep in contact with his students when they’re your head, so it’s just more convenient.” not in class. English teacher Lisa Landgrebe also uses tex“AP students send me their email address at ting to keep in contact with students; however, she the beginning of (the year) and I can then send prefers to keep some anonymity when giving out them info or answer questions that they have via her information. Landgrebe uses Google Voice so that email,” Lambersie said. that she can receive text messages from students Lambersie also tried using Twitter this year to send out reminders to students but found little See Communication on page 2 By Haajar Shaaban / Mary-Katherine Lemon editor-in-chief / news editor
Arts Music Festivals Entertainment for the summer comes in the form of Ravinia, Wavefront, Lollapalooza, and Chicago Blues music festivals. Page 11
Sports Track Track teams succeed in sectionals and prepares for regionals. Page 13
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