Hi Yifeng, We have done a fairly extensive review of the educational research literature databases and table of contents scans in a dozen leading educational research journals looking for published empirical work on the incorporation of Web 2.0 technologies, especially SNSs into teaching and learning. In our experience, most of the current scholarship focuses on the integration of blogs and wikis and, to a lesser extent, podcasting. There are few studies that focus on the integration of SNSs in education or study SNSs from educational perspectives; that said, there are some studies that focus on SNSs as they are being used on college campuses. See for example this latest ECAR study 2008 with chapter on SNSs: http://connect.educause.edu/Library/Abstract/TheECARStudyofUndergradua/47485 In addition, the Digital Youth Project focuses on young people's use of SNSs and other digital media outside of schools -- http://digitalyouth.ischool.berkeley.edu/ You might also be interested in Aleman & Wartman (2009) Online Social Networking on Campus: Understanding What Matters in Student Culture. New York: Routledge -- came out Jan, 09 Finally, my colleagues and I have a few articles coming out that you may be interested in that deal with high school students' learning with SNSs/development of 21st century competencies. Moreover, we will have a draft of the literature review I mention this spring, if you're interested. Best wishes, Christine ************************************************************************* Christine Greenhow, Ed.D. Learning Technologies College of Education and Human Development University of Minnesota 125J Peik Hall 159 Pillsbury Drive SE Minneapolis, MN 55455 (651) 226-4015 greenhow@umn.edu Skype: christine.greenhow Youth and Social Media Study www.newscloud.com/research Funded by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation Research Group: www.socialnetresearch.org Networks and Neighborhoods Symposium: www.networksincyberspace.org Program Affiliations: www.admissionpossible.org Link to my profile at www.linkedin.com or www.facebook.com ************************************************************************* -----Original Message----- From: air-l-bounces@listserv.aoir.org [mailto:air-l-bounces@listserv.aoir.org] On Behalf Of Yifeng Hu Sent: Tuesday, February 17, 2009 1:56 PM To: air-l@listserv.aoir.org Subject: [Air-L] Research on Incorporating Web 2.0 Technologies (Especially SNSs) in Teaching Hi All, This is my first time posting an inquiry to this list. I am wondering if anyone knows any literature/research about incorporating Web 2.0 technologies (especially Social Networking Sites) in teaching. Any relevant references/sources would be appreciated. Thanks! Yifeng -- Yifeng Hu, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Department of Communication Studies Kendall Hall 244 The College of New Jersey 2000 Pennington Rd. Ewing, NJ 08628 Telephone: 609-771-2373 Fax: 609-637-5187 Email: hu@tcnj.edu Homepage: http://www.tcnj.edu/~hu/ _______________________________________________ The Air-L@listserv.aoir.org mailing list is provided by the Association of Internet Researchers http://aoir.org Subscribe, change options or unsubscribe at: http://listserv.aoir.org/listinfo.cgi/air-l-aoir.org Join the Association of Internet Researchers: http://www.aoir.org/