great story about the evolution of Facebook, its impact and future. should consider including in project as the story itself is another example of old media (radio) and new media (streaming)

discusses general state of social media in Turkey and the challenges that face it's use in general as well as in political communication

Social networking outside of the educational context is huge. Facebook is the 3rd most popular site in Turkey.

www.tojet.net is an online journal covering technological issues in Turkish education. This article is the most relevant in terms of social media

seems like due to lack of ICT infrastructure coupled with filtering, the emphasis is more on first integrating ICT as a whole into Turkish education rather than on much specific use of social media

blocking of social networking "should be avoided"

Has extensive coverage of media freedom. Maintains a list of "Enemies of the Internet." Great resource!

original of WSJ article posted earlier

more info on how Finland does not employ filtering in schools

WSJ article comparing US and Finnish education and notes that there are no Internet filters in the school library

good overview of how social media can be used. also there is a good cartoon we could include on our web site (under Vivana's section?)

from the Finnish Society on Media Education in cooperation with the Ministry of Education

2008 government publication

2007 government publication

National broadband policies listed by country