Dear Cobb Administrators,
I am hoping to gain access to Flickr.com in my classroom for education purposes. I understand you are weary of allowing students access to social media sites because there is a lack of monitoring and control. However, I can guarantee you that I will be creating a private group for my classroom to alleviate this problem. In my classroom’s private group I will be able to monitor what they post and ensure that the public does not have access to their work. I can also preview my student’s projects before they are posted onto the site. I hope you will allow admission for my students because this website houses many innovative study resources. When a picture is uploading people can comment on the image and get peer input. This I think will allow students to have great class discussions. Annotations are another great way to embed information into the images. I want to assure you that my students will be on their best behavior and uphold the schools name when working on these in class assignments. I believe the more freedom my students are giving the better they succeed. I hope you will reconsider access to Flickr.com for my student’s sake. These assignments will help prepare then before heading off the college which is our ultimate goal.
Thank You for Consideration,
Lisa Donnellan
12th grade English Studies
Somewhat brief…but it lays out a rationale. You’d likely need to provide evidence of your assurances…