http://connect.educause.edu/display/39394 http://connect.educause.edu/display/39394 http://connect.educause.edu/educause/images/e_rss.png Comments for "7 Things You Should Know About Facebook" en http://connect.educause.edu/display/39394 <p>Information literacy&#8212;the ability to negotiate the opportunities and risks of the Internet age&#8212;is increasingly important. Facebook, a leading social networking site, highlights the information literacy challenges college students face. The site allows individuals to create profiles that include almost anything they want to post and dynamically links their information to others with similar information. While Facebook allows for easy, spontaneous networking, students may not recognize the potential consequences of submitting personal information to a public forum.</p><p>The &quot;7 Things You Should Know About...&quot; series from the EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative (ELI) provides concise information on emerging learning practices and technologies. Each brief focuses on a single practice or technology and describes what it is, where it is going, and why it matters to teaching and learning. Use &quot;7 Things You Should Know About...&quot; briefs for a no-jargon, quick overview of a topic and share them with time-pressed colleagues.</p><p>In addition to the &quot;7 Things You Should Know About&#8230;&quot; briefs, you may find other ELI resources useful in addressing teaching, learning, and technology issues at your institution. To learn more, please visit the <a href="http://www.educause.edu/ELIResources/10220">ELI Resources page</a>.</p> http://connect.educause.edu/display/39394#comments facebook Information Literacy and Fluency Social Computing Student IT Competencies Students Virtual Community Contributed by EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative 7 Things You Should Know Articles, Papers, and Reports Tue, 05 Sep 2006 15:10:26 -0500 drupal 39394 at http://connect.educause.edu