Sunday, September 9, 2007

Social networking and schools studies

chool Boards: Net Dangers Overrated; Bring Social Networks to School
A National School Boards Association study concludes that the Internet isn't as dangerous as people think, and teachers should let students use social networks at school. -- Tech.Blorge.com (tech.blorge.com/Structure:%20/2007/08/07/schoolboards-net-dangers-over-rated-bring-social-networks-to-school)

Social Networking Can Have Educational Benefits, Survey Finds
At least half the adolescents who exchange messages for hours with their friends online or by cell phone spend part of the time discussing their schoolwork, a new study shows. -- Education Week (www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2007/08/14/45network_web.h26.html)

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