Generation Facebook: Knowledge in Myspace

Khalil Marrar, Ph.D.Political Science

Demographics

• 2 Billion + Users on Major Social Networking Sites Worldwide

• In US, Highest Use by Age Group: 35-44• More Females than Males on All SNWS• Most American Users College Educated– Sources: Facebook, Myspace, Twitter, Linkedin,

Digg

Technology and Learning

• Video• Audio• Literature• Research

Information Gadgets

• Mobile Phones• Laptops• Tablets

Ways of Knowledge

• Bangladesh Internet, India Loves Facebook• Interneterror: Facebook Jihad Jane• Twittelection• Social “E”volution Iran

Smart Classrooms

• Keeping Abreast of New Developments• Technorelevance• Information• Application• Personalization

Adapting Old to New

• Scholarship is Scholarship• Knowledge on Steroids• Information Overload