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Yu, Angela Yan, et al. "Can Learning be Virtually Boosted? An Investigation of Online Social Networking Impacts." Computers & Education 55.4 (2010): 1494-1503. Electronic Journal Center. Web. 21 Nov. 2010. This article discusses the impact of social networking (mostly Facebook) on students who attend college or universities. It also talks about how university students are using Facebook to get feedback on educational assignments and thus are improving their web-based learning performance. It also explores the concept that social networking sites such as Facebook are helping college students become socially accepted in the university setting.

Lester, Jaime and Michael Perini. "Potential of Social Networking Sites for Distance Education Student Engagement." New Directions for Community Colleges 2010.150 (2010): 67 - 77. Electronic Journal Center. Web. 21 Nov. 2010. This article is all about how students who are "distance learners" meaning that they do not participate in a face-to-face classroom setting, are using social networking to help connect in a disconnected world. It talks about how although they are not having peer contact in the traditional classroom, they can still get different opinions and socially apply themselves in an otherwise isolated environment.

Maranto, G. and M. Barton. "Paradox and Promise: MySpace, Facebook, and the Sociopolitics of Social Networking in the Writing Classroom." Computers and Composition 27.1 (2010): 36-47. Electronic Journal Center. Web. 21 Nov. 2010. This article gives a different and more negative look on the aspects of social networking. It goes into detail about the risks involved for teachers, as well as students who are currently using MySpace or Facebook. Although it clearly states the dangers of these sites, this articles delves into the positive ways college students and teachers are using them such as organizing charity functions, organizing new clubs, or even forming political protests. This article reflects on both the good and bad sides of social networking and students.

Greenblatt, Alan. " Impact of the Internet on Thinking." 2010. CQ Researcher. Vol. 20. pg 773-796. Web. 21 Nov. 2010. This article really explores the background of social media. It gives a more general overview of the development of social networking, social media, and technology that has evolved over the past 10 years. It shows both the positive and negative effects of a very "connected" society. It also discusses the effects of this new technology and social media on the literacy of students.

Delormier, Treena, Katherine L. Frohlich, and Louise Potvin. "Food and eating as social practice - understanding eating patterns as social phenomena and implications for public health." Sociology of Health & Illness 31.2 (2009): 215-228. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 19 Nov. 2010. This article talks about how eating habits and your enviornment are directly related. It explains how when you are given nutritional facts and have a support system, you will keep up with your healthy eating; but once your support system subsides you will go back to your normal routine. It also brings up how the way you were brought up to eat and what to eat influence what you eat today. All in all how your social network is related to how you eat.

Vranceanu, Ana-Maria, Stevan E. Hobfoll, and Robert J. Johnson. "Child Multi-Type Maltreatment and Associated Depression and PTSD Symptoms: The Role of Social Support and Stress." Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal 31.1 (2007): 71-84. ERIC. EBSCO. Web. 23 Nov. 2010. This study looked at the idea that numerous forms of child abuse would influence lower social support for women and a higher level of stress during adulthood, later causing depression or post-traumatic stress disorder.

Roblyer, M.D., et al. "Findings on Facebook in Higher Education: A Comparison of College Faculty and Student Uses and Perceptions of Social Networking Sites." The Internet and Higher Education 13, no. 3 (2010): 134-140. Electronic Journal Center. Web. 21 Nov. 2010. This article speaks about the reluctance there is to move forward with the times and adopt new technological innovations. This reluctance from teachers may be from the fact that they believe that Facebook is the same as email, just a way to communicate, and see no reason for change. The article also agrees with the counter in that educational institutions see Facebook as a way to communicate with their students, and do just that. They see it as a way to almost relate with their students and to keep them informed. It also talks about how big of an influence social networks and the Internet are in students lives and how beneficial it is to integrate it into learning in the classroom. The article addresses the ways colleges are using Facebook to connect.

"A PIONEER OF SOCIAL NETWORKING." District Administration 45.10/11 (2009): 48. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 3 Nov. 2010. This article discusses the current ways that social networking is being used to a positive advantage in schools. Within this article, it discusses the specific teaching methods that are put to use with current technological trends such as blogs, "status updates", and podcasts. The article goes into detail about real life classes that are using these certain technologies.

Rosner, Beth A., et al. "Social Competence in Persons with Prader-Willi, Williams and Down's Syndromes." Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities 17.3 (2004), 209-217. This is a study done on people with genetic intellectual disabilities. The purpose was to explore their everyday social competence. 65 of the patients studeied were those with Down syndrome. Out of the three disabilities, the Down's syndrome group showed the highest overall social competence scores. They found that the age of the patients was also a factor.

Jorgensen, Bryce L., and Jyoti Savla. "Financial Literacy of Young Adults: The Importance of Parental Socialization." Family Relations 59.4 (2010): 465-478. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 18 Nov. 2010. The article is in short summarized by the title. The article suggests that young adults who have a strong family background, and have received financial knowledge from either their parents, or a close mentor, will do much better with managing their finances. The journal's main emphasis was to show which parts of financial literacy was influenced by these standards. Although most students financial knowledge was no greater then the next, most that came from a strong family background had higher financial behavior and financial attitude.

Barrera, Maru, Amanda K., Shaw M., Kathy N.,Elizabeth Maunsell, Lisa Pogany. "Educational and social late effects of childhood cancer and related clinical, personal, and familial characteristics." Cancer 104 (2005) n. pag. Web. 15 Nov. 2010. This article notes the effects that childhood cancer had on adults. It gives percentages of how many had to repeat a grade along with how many had learning disibilities. The article also explains the socail problems they had as children leading to them not having a very close friends through school. Also it reports how their medical problems let to them physically having problems that interfied with their learning (i.e. tumors).

De Vore, Paul W. "Technological Literacy and Social Purpose." Technological Literacy and Social Purpose 31.1 (1992): 59. Academic Search Complete. Web. This article discusses the impact of technology education on society, human development, and the natural environment. How has techonology been able to shape the environment in which we work and learn in? This is the question in which this article deals with. It shows the benefits and advancements that have been made through the world of techonlogy

Gaad, Eman. "The social and educational impacts of the first national Down Syndrome support group in the UAE." Journal of Research in Special Educational Needs 6.3 (2006), 134-142. This is an article about a study done on UAE's first Down syndrome support group. The goal of the group was to correct peoples thoughts on persons with Down syndrome. They found that the group was very beneficial, especially for children. People gained knowledge on Down syndrome and those with Down syndrom built their social skills. It also helped to promote acceptance.

Johnson, Valerie R.; Jacobson, Kara L.; Gazmararian, Julie A.; Blake, Sarah C.. Patient Education & Counseling, Apr2010, Vol. 79 Issue 1, p14-24, 11p To get to this article after going to the link form this bookmark, click the find it button on the left side of the page, and then on the next page that shows up, click the link that says full text of the is article in the EJC, in the upper left side of the page, then either the pdf or html version will be fine. This article was written on a study done on the affect of social support on limited-literacy patients and there willingness to get help when it comes to reading instructions on their medication and, basic health literacy. What they found out was that unless there was someone they could trust imensly, they would not seek help when it came to understanding directions, or getting info on health literacy.

Tetreault, Allison Serra, and Dorothea C. Lerman. "Teaching Social Skills to Children with Autism using Point-of-View Video Modeling." Education & Treatment of Children 33.3 (2010): 395-419. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 17 Nov. 2010. Video modeling is used as a technique for developing children with autism. One of the techniques used is POVM, which teaches children to maintain a conversation with a conversant. This study also helps improve vocal behavior, and eye contact. This practice has been shown to improve joint attention, self help, academic instruction, communication, and community survival. The use of these videos have also improved social skills in autistic people.

Frye, Elizabeth M., Woodrow Trathen, and David A. Koppenhaver. "Internet Workshop and Blog Publishing: Meeting Student (and Teacher) Learning Needs to Achieve Best Practice in the Twenty-First-Century Social Studies Classroom." Social Studies 101.2 (2010): 46-53. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 21 Nov. 2010. This article discusses successful ways to go about publishing blogs and using the Internet in a classroom setting. It also discusses all the other options there are when working with blogs and what types of technological things are able to be added to them, such as podcasts, video screencasts, and files in general.

Shim, Soyeon, et al. "Financial Socialization of First-year College Students: The Roles of Parents, Work, and Education." Journal of Youth & Adolescence 39.12 (2010): 1457-1470. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 18 Nov. 2010. This article is based on first year college students regarding financial literacy. This study tested over two thousand students on their financial behaviors, financial tendencies, and financial knowledge. The study showed that students who had grown up with parents with good financial tendencies, also showed these strong tendencies. The study also said that when the students tested had developed good techniques at a young age, they were more then likely to have good techniques as adults. Lastly, the study confirmed that it takes a combination of financial literacy, financial behavior, and financial knowledge together in order to achieve a set of strong techniques.

Bruce, Barbro, Gunilla Thernlund, and Ulrika Nettelbladt. "ADHD and language impairment." European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 15.1 (2006): 52-60. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 8 Nov. 2010. The article gives the reader the results from a questionaire sent to the parents of children with ADHD. The results from the parents showed that children struggled communicating with others due to their symptoms. Also, the kids had problems comprehending what they read. The children then had major problems in school with reading and writing aspects. The results showed that language comprehension is related to the learning and social problems of children with ADHD.

This article is about how social economic class is related to a students academic performance. More specifically, this article was about how poverty is related to academic achievement in the United States. The article studied the of socio-economic (SES) status on educational achievement and early literacy. It also looked at programs they have been installed to help low-income families and communities overcome learning problems associated with their economic status.

Discusses a study released by researchers at Case Western Reserve University that found a correlation between amount of time teenagers spent text messaging and social networking and their propensity to participate in risky behaviors such as drinking, smoking, doing drugs, and having sex. If anyone is interested in this, you might try tracking down the original Case Western study.