Reading the New York Times, I came across a little news blurb about how Facebook was acquiring the e-book publisher Push Pop Press. Normally, I avoid things having to do with Facebook, but I have been keeping an eye out for multiliteracy related stories, and I had actually already posted about Push Pop Press’s technology last week.
So why would Facebook buy an e-book publisher? I really appreciated Push Pop’s approach because it came from an educational inspiration, and their first publication really reflected that. The thought of Facebook diverting these talented software engineers from the education field to the ‘social networking’ field sort of made me sad. The NYtimes article pushes some theories, but we don’t know the real motivation.
In an effort not to become more of a Facebook-hater than I already am (lol), I decided to do some searching on Facebook and Education. Clearly, the role of Facebook in delivering multiliteracies to students (for educational purposes or not) is huge, and I was wondering if a) Facebook recognized this and b) what teachers were saying about it.
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