The Social Classroom: Integrating Social Network Use in Education

Introduction
Preface

Section 1: The Social in the Classroom: Formal and Informal Use of SNS in Teaching and Learning
1 The Use of Web 2.0 Technologies in Formal and Informal Learning Settings - Lisa A. Best, Diane N. Buhay, Katherine McGuire, Signe Gurholt, Shari Foley
2 An Informal Use of Facebook to Encourage Student Collaboration and Motivation for Off Campus Activities - Steve Hogg
3 Designing Learning in Social Online Learning Environments: A Process-Oriented Approach - Philip Bonanno
4 Classifying Facebook Usage in the Classroom or Around It - Marina Kandroudi, Tharrenos Bratitsis

Section 2: Socializing the Domain: Using SNS for Domain-Specific Teaching and Learning
5 The Use of Facebook as a Pedagogical Platform for Developing Investigative Journalism Skills - Wajeehah Aayeshah, Saba Bebawi
6 Modeling the Use of Facebook in Environmental Higher Education - Nataša Petrović, Veljko Jeremić, Dalibor Petrović, Marko Ćirović
7 Facebook’s Hidden Potential: Facebook as an Educational Support Tool in Foreign Language Education - Evrim Genç Kumtepe
8 Considerations for Online English Language Learning: The Use of Facebook in Formal and Informal Settings in Higher Education - Evriklea Dogoriti, Jenny Pange
9 Facebook as an Educational Environment for Mathematics Learning - Nimer Baya’a, Wajeeh Daher

Section 3: Inside/Outside Society: Ethical, Social, and Psychological Implications of SNS Educational Use
10 The Ethical Dilemmas of Social Networking Sites in Classroom Contexts - Glenn Auld, Michael Henderson
11 Preparing Your Digital Legacy: Assessing Awareness of Digital Natives - James Braman, Ursula Thomas, Giovanni Vincenti, Alfreda Dudley, Karen Rodgers
12 The Role of Students’ Personality Traits in the Effective Use of Social Networking Sites in the Educational Context - Josip Burusić, Mia Karabegović
13 Social Media in the Canadian Post-Secondary Classroom - Linda Pardy, David Thomson. Samantha Pattridge
14 Facebook and the Societal Aspects of Formal Learning: Optional, Peripheral, or Essential - Carolyn Woodley, Petrina Dorrington

Section 4: Socializing Tools: Individual Social Networks and Their Use in Instruction
15 Diigo, Collaborative Knowledge Acquisition, and Social Networks of Graduate-Level Coursework - John Fenn
16 Does Facebook Provide Educational Value? An Overview of Theoretical and Empirical Advancements of Affordances and Critical Issues - Stefania Manca, Maria Ranieri
17 Brevity is the Soul of Wit: Twitter in the Shakespeare Classroom - Michael Ullyot
18 MOOCs: Exploiting Networks for the Education of the Masses or Just a Trend? - Vanessa Camilleri, Leonard Busuttil, Matthew Montebello

Section 5: Social Networking Cases: Case Studies of Using Individual SNS in Teaching and Learning
19 New Visual Social Media for the Higher Education Classroom - Julie A. Delello, Rochell R. McWhorter
20 Social Networking for Educational Purposes: The Development of Social-Cultural Skills through Special Interest Groups - Nikleia Eteokleous-Grigoriou, Despo Ktoridou
21 Personal Learning Environments and Social Networks in the Traditional School System: An Applied Case Study in the Greek Educational System - Christos Manolis, Eleni Kalaitzidou
22 Teachers’ Use of Social Networking Sites for Continuing Professional Development - Daniel Xerri