[Air-l] Social-networking article (Facebook, MySpace, Xanga)

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I teach undergrad students who are in training to be educators in K-12 
schools. I keep an eye on several publications that are geared toward the interests 
of teacher practitioners. I came across an article "Social-Networking Web 
Sites Pose Growing Challenge for Educators" in the latest edition of Education 
Week. The article calls attention to the manner in which school districts are 
addressing legal concerns related to student usage of Facebook, and other 
Internet-based social-networking services such as MySpace and Xanga. It mentions 
issues related to regulating student on- and off-campus activities. Lots of 
attention is given to protecting student best interests.

The article can be accessed online via the www.edweek.org web site. You will 
need a subscription to access the article. If you don't have one, you can 
register to get a free subscription which will give you access to the publication 
and limited access to complete copies of article. 

-- Gail

Gail Taylor, M.Ed.
Human Resource Education Ph.D. Student
Educational Psychology Teaching Assistant
Univ. of Illinois Urbana-Champaign