Simply speaking

http://simply-speaking.blogspot.com/2007/08/social-networking-in-education.html

                                

Geetha Krishnan quotes the national school boards association on a report released titled “Creating and connecting”.

While some of the findings are not surprising, some others are. Here’s a quick take on some of the findings;

Overall, an astonishing 96 percent of students with online access report that they ever used any social networking technologies, such as chatting, text messaging, blogging and visiting online communities…

Further, students report that one of the most common topics of conversation on the social networking scene is education. Almost 60 percent of students who use social networking talk about education topics online and, surprisingly, more than 50 percent talk specifically about schoolwork.

Nonconformists—students who step outside of online safety and behavior rules—are on the cutting edge of social networking, with online behaviors and skills that indicate leadership among their peers. (Krishnan. G.,August 27, 2007)

 

Krishnan. G.,August 27, 2007. Simply speaking. Retrieved from http://simply-speaking.blogspot.com/2007/08/social-networking-in-education.html