Effects of Social Networks on Education (Wk 3-1)

I tried to read a bunch of articles on the Effects of Social Networking on Education, but none caught my attention like the Wikipedia article I used in my previous post. I read all about funding challenges and safety challenges which were interesting. But what about dicipine challenges?

If the acceptable use policy on computers has wording related to cyber bullying, the wikipedia article addressed a number of questions that need to be asked if there is a case of cyber bullying;

Did the student use school computers,
networks, or telephone lines to access his website or update it?

Did the student send communications directly to a school computer or directly to a teacher
or administrator?

While at school did the student bring attention to his website?
Have students complained to school staff about harassment resulting from information posted on the website?
Has instructional time been taken-up addressing student or staff concerns
about the website?

Has the website resulted in a loss of authority of the targeted staff member,
or a loss of control in the school?

Has a targeted staff member been unable to do her job because of the emotional
stress created by the website?

Has a student been unable to attend
school because of the emotional stress created by the website?

Although companies can have specific rules about acceptable use policies for use of the company e-mail account, I don't think they ever imagined the type of rules that would go along with a school policy on cyber bullying.

What's next???

http://wik.ed.uiuc.edu/index.php/Social_Networking_-_EPS_415