I bet many of you spent a good deal of time this summer social networking on Facebook and MySpace. While online social networking doesn't replace in person social networking (developed by digital immigrants), read through the attached study to see what kind of educational information is being added to Walls. This study, paid for by Microsoft, News Corporation and Verizon, documents that more than 60% of online social networking between teenagers is about school and educational issues. Surprised? Click on the links below to read more . . . By the way, I bet you don't know who News Corporation is? Time to hit the wikis and find out, remember, the world is flat, Columbus was wrong (so to speak ;)
http://www.nsba.org/SecondaryMenu/TLN/NewStudyExplorestheOnlineBehaviorsofUSTeensandTweens.aspx
http://www.nsba.org/site/view.asp?CID=63&DID=41340
Extra Credit: Create a page essay reflecting how you feel about this study, addressing its biases and where your opinions may differ.
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