Christene Wilson-James's Profile

We must also tap into the experiences that our
most Web savvy students are already having. The study identifies almost a third
of all teens as "nonconformists," students who report breaking online safety
rules and who are "significantly heavier users of social networking sites than
other students." Not surprisingly, while this group exhibits "an extraordinary
set of 21st Century skills," they are also more likely than other students to
have lower grades. Yet members of this group are influential leaders, and the
NSBA recommends mining their knowledge and status to track the latest tools
online and help create more engaging opportunities for learning.

Well-integrated technology opens social networks for students and allows
children to develop key social skills, according to two recent studies conducted
by researchers at the University at Buffalo, State University of New York, and
the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.