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Online Social Networks Impact in Secondary Education

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International Workshop on Evidence-Based Technology Enhanced Learning

Part of the book series: Advances in Intelligent and Soft Computing ((AINSC,volume 152))

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This paper presents and analyzes the potential uses and motivations of online social networks in education, with special emphasis on secondary education. First, we show several previous researches supporting the use of social networking as an educational tool and discuss Edmodo, an educative online social network. The work carried out during two academic years with senior students of primary and secondary schools is also analyzed. This research has allowed us to see the reality of social network use among young people and identify the challenges of its application to education environment.

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  1. Information Systems Department, King Abdulaziz University (KAU), Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

    Habib M. Fardoun & Daniyal M. Alghazzawi

  2. ISE Research Group, University of Castilla-La Mancha, Campus universitario s/n, 02071, Albacete, Spain

    Sebastián Romero López, Victor M. R. Penichet & Jose A. Gallud

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  1. Habib M. Fardoun
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  1. , Department of Internal, University of L'Aquila, Viale S. Salvatore - Edificio Delta 6, Coppito, 67100, Italy

    Pierpaolo Vittorini

  2. , Computer Science Faculty, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Piazza Domenicani, 3, Bolzano, 39100, Italy

    Rosella Gennari

  3. , L3S Research Center, Leibniz University of Hanover, Appelstraße 4, Hannover, 30167, Germany

    Ivana Marenzi

  4. , Department of Computing Science, University of Salamanca, Plaza de la Merced S/N, Salamanca, 37008, Spain

    Fernando de la Prieta

  5. Faculty of Science, Department of Computing Science, University of Salamanca, Plaza de la Merced S/N, Salamanca, 37008, Spain

    Juan M. Corchado Rodríguez

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Fardoun, H.M., Alghazzawi, D.M., López, S.R., Penichet, V.M.R., Gallud, J.A. (2012). Online Social Networks Impact in Secondary Education. In: Vittorini, P., Gennari, R., Marenzi, I., de la Prieta, F., Rodríguez, J. (eds) International Workshop on Evidence-Based Technology Enhanced Learning. Advances in Intelligent and Soft Computing, vol 152. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-28801-2_5

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