annotated bibliography

Here is a posting from my annotated biblliography. My topic is social networking in schools. I have all of my articles. I am still in the process of reviewing them.

Yan, J. (2008). Social technology as a new medium in the classroom. The New
England Journal of Higher Education, 27(1), 29-30.

Annotation:
In this article Yan discusses the use of social networking in the classroom. The article shares ideas on how to have social networking throughout districts. The use of social networking can be used to share thoughts and ideas among staff, students, and administrators. Students can also share work with students throughout the district. The district can also look into other items such as Wiki and blogging. Staff and students can download software, projects, journal information, or other information they may be useful to other staff and students district wide. In some cases social networking can reach nation wide. Parents can play a bigger role in their child’s education by joining in with blogging, or by sharing in other types of social networking offered at the school.
The article ends by discussing how simple and accurate social networking tools can be used in the classroom. Students are taking a bigger role in their education, and taking a bigger interest in learning as well. Technology in the classroom can help students become more excited about learning.