NDLI: Attitudes to social networking sites and their potential as learning platforms in a school environment

Content Provider	IEEE Xplore Digital Library
Author	Kaur, J. Bharali, R. Pradeep, Y.
Copyright Year	2012
Description	Author affiliation: Department of Design, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati IIT Guwahati, Guwahati, Assam - 781039 (Kaur, J.; Bharali, R.; Pradeep, Y.)
Abstract	Social networking sites have shown a steep patronage among school going children. Observed discussions among school children indicate that often traditional classroom learning is supplemented by use of online technologies and communities including social networking sites. Increasing indulgence has been perceived both as benefit and a threat to the young minds. It is observed that there is a general perception among parents and teachers that such online trends pose a distraction for students in their academic and social life. In order to investigate the validity of such perceptions and to know the attitudes of school children and young adults, data was collected using questionnaire and interviews from 20 school children and over 30 young adults from a college level institution. A comparative study was made between school children and young adults on usage patterns and habits on social networking sites. Questions were aimed at collecting responses to the level of awareness and perceived threats of online social networking and potential of using these sites as a learning platform among the school children. Based on the results, the authors suggest a new interactive platform within the school environment for communication and socialization integrated with educational learning. It ensures safety through design interventions and pedagogical controls.
Starting Page	1
Ending Page	5
File Size	546811
Page Count	5
File Format	PDF
ISBN	9781457707254
e-ISBN	9781457707261
DOI	10.1109/ICTEE.2012.6208619
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	2012-01-03
Publisher Place	India
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	Communities Interaction Social networking Educational institutions Internet Children Safety Interviews Facebook Online learning
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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1	Ministry of Education (GoI), Department of Higher Education	Sanctioning Authority	https://www.education.gov.in/ict-initiatives
2	Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur	Host Institute of the Project: The host institute of the project is responsible for providing infrastructure support and hosting the project	https://www.iitkgp.ac.in
3	National Digital Library of India Office, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur	The administrative and infrastructural headquarters of the project	Dr. B. Sutradhar bsutra@ndl.gov.in
4	Project PI / Joint PI	Principal Investigator and Joint Principal Investigators of the project	Dr. B. Sutradhar bsutra@ndl.gov.in Prof. Saswat Chakrabarti will be added soon
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