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The Emergence of "Educational Netowrking": Can Non-Commercial, Education-based, Social Networking Sites Really Address the Privacy and Safety Concerns of Educators?
As distance education continues to grow in its popularity, so does the use of social networking. Hindered by concerns associated with privacy and safety, social networking sites (SNSs) are frequently banned from educational settings. The following article presents the implementation of an alternative social networking site in distance education. Findings from this study highlight the benefits and drawbacks of using a safe and secure SNS in an educational setting. More specifically, this manuscript presents the educational value and gains that the use of SNSs can have in distance education.
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- Material Type:
- Open (Access) Journal-Article
- Date Added to MERLOT:
- July 16, 2014
- Date Modified in MERLOT:
- July 16, 2014
- Authors:
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Lori B. Holcomb,
North Carolina State University
Kevin P. Brady, North Carolina State University
Bethany V. Smith, North Carolina State University - Submitter:
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Barbra Bied Sperling
- Primary Audience:
- College Lower Division, College Upper Division, Graduate School, Professional
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- Adobe reader or web browser
- Language:
- English
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This work is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 United States
