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The internet isn’t as dangerous as people think, and teachers should let students use social networks at school
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That’s the surprising new recommendation from the National School Boards Association — a not-for-profit organization representing 95,000 school board members —
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“Many schools initially banned or restricted Internet use, only to ease up when the educational value of the Internet became clear. The same is likely to be the case with social networking
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- believing that social networking could be such a tool — as long as there are reasonable parameters of use in place. Moreover, social networking is increasingly used as a communications and collaboration tool of choice in business and higher education. As such, it would be wise for schools, whose responsibility it is to prepare students to transition to adult life with the skills they need to succeed in both arenas, to reckon with it.”Ultimately what’s holding them back is a fear of the unknown, the report suggests. It urges school board members to explore social networks, for one simple reason.
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Sharon Brownsuper-cool article - must pass on to administrators!!!
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Will RichardsonThe internet isn't as dangerous as people think, and teachers should let students use social networks at school.
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ron HNational School Boards Association (a nonprofit that represents 95,000 US school-board members) did a comprehensive study of students' experiences with the Internet, especially with social networking sites. They determined that the much-touted risk of onl
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ron houtmanNational School Boards Association (a nonprofit that represents 95,000 US school-board members) did a comprehensive study of students' experiences with the Internet, especially with social networking sites. They determined that the much-touted risk of onl
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nmcgeestudy, funded by News Corp (MySpace owner), Microsoft, and Verizon. Good data, though.
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"after surveying 1,277 students, the researchers found exactly one who reported they'd actually met a person from the internet without their parents' permission — and described this as '0.08 percent of all students.'"
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Jon TannerNSBA study says that social networks should be included in curriculum, and that a survey of students shows a very small percentage of risky online behavior. This either means they have a different survey methodology than groups like iSafe, or our efforts
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