SOCIAL NETWORKING WEBSITES: NEW EDUCATIONAL SPACE

TitleSOCIAL NETWORKING WEBSITES: NEW EDUCATIONAL SPACE
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2012
AuthorsLamanauskas, V
JournalProblems of Education in the 21st Century
Volume39
Start Page5-7
Date PublishedFebruary/2012
Type of ArticleEditorial
ISSN1822-7864
Other NumbersICID: 986478
Keywordseducation science, information communication technologies, social networking websites
Abstract

Over the latter decade the spread of information communication technologies was going on in various directions. Technological possibilities grew up very significantly (Lamanauskas, 2011). Especially rapid was the development of the internet and technologies related with it. A lot of internet service providers occurred in the market, their number still continues to grow.
Thus, today a consumer can create his profile on the internet, can make friends, communicate in the interest groups and so on. It can be stated, that every human being in his own way contributes to the internet and at the same time to ICT development, in general. It is obvious, that together with technological problems arise social internet problems as well. Social networking websites (SNW) are closely related with economical, psychological, educational, valeological and other aspects.
Thus, can social networks carry out effectively educational function? Can they become a proper professional development instrument? We can formulate a lot of questions. The phenomenon of social networking websites is new and complicated, rapidly changing.

URLhttp://oaji.net/articles/2014/457-1408437002.pdf
DOI10.33225/pec/12.39.05
Refereed DesignationRefereed
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