Pew Internet: Social Networking (full detail) Highlights of the Pew Internet Project’s research related to social networking.
(Note: This page will be updated whenever new data is available.) As of January 2014, 74% of online adults use social networking sites. Social Networks Can Affect on Voter Turnout, Study Finds. LV11094. College students prefer to use Facebook in their courses. Posted by reyjunco on January 17, 2012 in Research | ∞ Over the last year, I’ve conducted or collaborated on a number of studies examining the use of social media in the classroom.
One thing has been clear from our observations in those studies: when given the choice of a number of social technologies to use as part of a course, students will overwhelmingly choose Facebook. This week, I finished analyzing new data showing this to be the case. These data are from a follow-up to a Twitter study we conducted a few years ago using first-year students. Irwin. IJIKMv7p045-061Gafni609. 223. 09-2-Eteokleous. 1009.0402. Social Networking and Education: Using Facebook as an Edusocial Space. Encourage student participation on the siteMentor-driven “If you have some ideas or questions about your project we can post them here!”
Provide resources Mentor-driven “Here is another link about the best way to take water samplesfor analysis: [URL]*”Respond to student postingMentee-driven Student question: Where can I test water for different minerals? Response: “At [the university] we can send your water samplesto be tested: [URL]”Comment on Photos Mentor-driven Comment on a photo of students observing a scienceexperiment:“That was so cool how dry ice made the solution more acidic!