Document Type

Conference Paper

Publication Date

2016

Publication Title

Proceedings of Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference

Pages

1975-1981

Conference Name

SITE 2016: 27th International Conference of the Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education

Abstract

The use of social networks in America has risen nearly tenfold in a decade, rising from 7% in 2005 to 65% in 2015. This rise in the use of social networks has presented new ethical, legal, and professional challenges for educators. Teachers are held to higher standards of moral behavior than the general population. This mixed-methods study examined the types of social networks used by pre-service teachers and if they are making good decisions when using social networks. The findings show that the pre-service teachers were unsure what to post. Based on this finding, the researchers provide training suggestions to help pre-service teachers avoid common errors and misconceptions.

Comments

Copyright © 2016 by the Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE). [http://www.aace.org]. Reprinted with permission of AACE.

Publisher's version available at: https://www.learntechlib.org/primary/p/171959/

ORCID

0000-0002-1775-8219 (Crompton)

Original Publication Citation

Crompton, H., Rippard, K., & Sommerfeldt, J. (2016). Pre-service teacher social networking decisions and training needs: A mixed methods study. Paper presented at the SITE 2016: 27th International Conference of the Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education, Savannah, GA, March 21-26, 2016.

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