Take a look at the following publications for some interesting articles on social networking, online learning environments, and what it’s like to be Jewish in a virtual world: The Wall Street Journal published a series of articles in its June 18, 2007 print edition Report on Technology. Copies of select articles are available online including [...]
Once again, the Jewish Week looks at issues related to teens and social networking. The article, “Virtual Values, Real Victims” by Liel Leibovitz, is featured on the front page of the Jewish Week, April 20, 2007 and focuses on ways students and administrators are addressing anti-social uses of social networking. The article highlights different models [...]
Interested in how Jewish teens are using technology to explore their lives? Take a look at the March 30, 2007 supplement, Fresh Ink for Teens: In Your Facebook, published by the New York Jewish Week. This issue includes several articles by teens on their experiences with technology-based communications. On another end of the age scale, [...]
And speaking of social networking, the Jewish Week published an article by jcampus.com in its January 2007 education section on how college students and Hillels are using Facebook to connect. The article, “Creating a Facebook Community: Networking site changing the face of Jewish campus life,” can be found on the Jewish Week website. Social networking [...]
The latest report from the Pew Internet Project indicates that more than half of all online Americans ages 12-17 use social networking sites such as MySpace and Facebook. These sites are used as public and private communications tools to maintain and manage current and new friendships. According to the report, these sites “have rocketed from [...]
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