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Social Networking sites, good or bad for education? by Matt Lent

last modified 12 Aug 2008 at 10:13AM

The rise of online social networking has brought a new dimension to social interaction. In this programme, Teachers TV look at the technology behind sites such as MySpace, Facebook and Bebo, exploring the issues that they raise for teachers.

If negative aspects can be dealt with, these technological advances could potentially alter the dynamics of future schooling; transforming the traditional lecture model into increasing group interaction and dialogue, into learning that's "caught rather than taught".

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