The document discusses social networking, which is defined as the interaction between groups of people who share common interests. It also discusses using social contacts and internet groups like Facebook and Twitter to network and communicate between consumers and businesses.

1. Social Networking Defined: The interaction between a group of people who share a
common interest; Using social contacts to network; Using internet's network
groups (such as Facebook and Twitter) to network and communicate between
consumers and businesses
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2. Article #1:Educational Use of Social Networking Technology in Higher Education.
- Summary: Author, Source and Summary of Article
- Introduction to chart
- Personal Reflection
Article #2: The Effect of Facebook on Hiring Teachers
- Summary: Author, Source and Summary of Article
- Top Ten Social Sites for Finding A Job
- Personal Reflection
Article #3: Educational Use of Social Networking Technology in Higher Education.
- Summary: Author, Source and Summary of Article
- Introduction to graph
- Personal Reflection
- Personal Reflection and Quote
Conclusion

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Educational Use of Social Networking Technology in Higher Education.
Hung, Hsiu-Ting , & Yuen, Steve Chi-Yin, (Dec. 2010). Educational Use of Social
Networking Technology in Higher Education, Vol. 15 Issue 6, p703-
714,12p
Summary:
This study explored how social networking technology can be used to
supplement face-to-face courses as a means of enhancing students' sense of
community and, thus, to promote classroom communities of practice in the
context of higher education. Data were collected from 67 students who
enrolled in four face-to-face courses at two public universities in Taiwan.
Findings indicated that the majority of participants developed strong feelings
of social connectedness and expressed favorable feelings regarding their
learning experiences in the classes where social networking sites were used as
a supplementary tool.

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Social Networking is a big part of society today and I found this chart that describes
how social networking has changed. This table talks about the time spent on social
networking and how other means of communication have diminished, rose or
stayed the same.

5. Educational Use of Social Networking Technology in Higher Education.
Hung, Hsiu-Ting , & Yuen, Steve Chi-Yin, (Dec. 2010). Educational Use of Social
Networking Technology in Higher Education, Vol. 15 Issue 6, p703-
714,12p
Reflection:
I thought this article said a lot about social networking and showed that using
it in the classroom can be beneficial. I know that when I was in high school
we broadcasted ourselves on T.V. and were able to chat with another school
and even though we did not meet with them face-to-face we were still able to
have great interaction with the school. I think that using social networking is a
good way to introduce students to all ways of learning on the internet and
how to become knowledgeable.
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The Effect of Facebook on Hiring Teachers
Sluder, J. Brandon, & Andrews, Amanda K. (March 1, 2010). The Effect of
Facebook on Hiring Teachers, Journal of Technology Integration in
the Classroom.
Summary:
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect that social networking
sites have on hiring practices in K-12 public education. The researchers
wanted to determine if school administrators used social networking sites to
investigate prospective employees. They also wanted to determine if the
results of their search had any effect on that applicant’s employability. A
survey questionnaire, completed by administrators, was designed to examine
if school administrators participating in the hiring of teachers used social
networking sites to research prospective teaching applicants. The results of
the current study suggest that the majority of administrators do not use social
networking sites for screening applicants. However, descriptive statistics
revealed areas that could negatively affect an applicant’s status if social
networking sites were utilized in the hiring process

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This is a list of the top ten job search sites that people use in the social network.
A few of these I had heard of but some of them I had not. Feel free to look at
these and check them out to find out more about them if you haven’t heard of
any of them!
1. LinkedIn 6. Craigslist
2. Plaxo With Simply Hired 7. MyWorkster With Indeed
3. Twitter With Blog or LinkedIn URL 8. VisualCV
4. Jobster 9. JobFox
5. Facebook 10. Ecademy

8. The Effect of Facebook on Hiring Teachers
Sluder, J. Brandon, & Andrews, Amanda K. (March 1, 2010). The Effect of
Facebook on Hiring Teachers, Journal of Technology Integration in
the Classroom.
Reflection:
I though that this article was very interesting and it shows that social
networking is a great way to get to know people and see who they are and
what they like before hiring or meeting them. Social networking, for example
Facebook, is a way to see how people act around their peers. Usually people
act a certain way with their friends then what they do with co-workers and
that is why I found it interesting that if these administrators did use social
networking to check out employees it would play a role in the hiring process.
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Don't Confuse Social Networking with Educational Networking.
Johnson, Doug Johnson (March 1, 2010) Don't Confuse Social Networking with
Educational Networking. Library Media Connection
Summary:
This article is about how teachers should view social networking and whether
it should be used in the classroom. A question arose that asked if a teacher
should “friend” a student on Facebook and the immediate answer of the
author was “absolutely not.” Later the author was unsure of her reaction but
was then assured that this should never happen on Facebook or any other
social network. An e-mail from another educator discussed how teachers and
students should not interact on Facebook since there is too much “flirting”
that can happen and to respond with “warmth” means one is a predator. The
author further explains how social networking should be called “educational
networking” or “social learning.”

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This graph that I found explains how using the internet used to be all about
entertainment but now things have changed and more people are using the
internet for communication purposes. I thought that I would put this graph with
this article because the article talks about how social networking is not the best
option but this graph shows that not all social networking tools are for
entertainment but can also be used for communication and learning.

11. Don't Confuse Social Networking with Educational Networking.
Johnson, Doug Johnson (March 1, 2010) Don't Confuse Social Networking with
Educational Networking. Library Media Connection
Reflection:
This was an extremely interesting article because it is the only article that I
chose that denies the use of social networking and thinks that it should not be
used in the classroom, or, it can be used but needs to be called “educational
networking” or “social learning.” I understand that teachers might not want
to “friend” their students on Facebook but using social networking is a way to
show them the proper ways to use it and what to watch out for. I liked this
article because it was different from the others that I chose and I thought that
it would bring a nice balance to using social networking in the classroom.
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12. “There is a vast amount of flirting that goes on in these sites. Students get crushes on
teachers. When a teacher gets a flirtatious message from a student, that teacher is
already in trouble. Respond back with warmth and you are an online predator.
Respond critically and the student could exact revenge. The teachers who are most
likely to get into major trouble are the younger ones—who have not had to deal with
student crushes before and who may still be in the flirting online mode. The risks
include arrest and life as a registered sex offender.”
By Nancy Willard from the article entitled Don't Confuse Social Networking with
Educational Networking.
I thought that this quote was interesting because this women seems to have no faith
in the teachers who might have a FaceBook or MySpace account. I understand her
concerns but the teacher should make the call on whether they have a social
networking account or not. I have many “friends” on Facebook that were my teachers
from high school and college. I have also found that through FaceBook I can easily ask
them questions and I get responses much quicker than through an e-mail.
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13. This was an interesting research project and I really enjoyed it. I
found it interesting that I was able to find article in favor of social
networking and one that was against social networking. I personally
think that social networking is a great way to stay in touch with
friends. And I think that it would be fun to use in the classroom. In
this class we have created our blogs and create resource libraries that
I am sure we will use for a while, I know I will. Since I started do
different things in this class I find myself using different emerging
technologies all of the time.
Social Networking is a great way to stay connected with people and I
think that using it in the classroom would be a great way to introduce
the proper way of using these social networks.
Work Cited

14. Work Cited
Hung, Hsiu-Ting , & Yuen, Steve Chi-Yin, (Dec. 2010). Educational Use of Social
Networking Technology in Higher Education, Vol. 15 Issue 6, p703-
714,12p
Sluder, J. Brandon, & Andrews, Amanda K. (March 1, 2010). The Effect of
Facebook on Hiring Teachers, Journal of Technology Integration in
the Classroom.
Johnson, Doug Johnson (March 1, 2010). Educational Use of Social Networking
Technology in Higher Education. Library Media Connection
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