University of Minnesota study uncovers the educational benefits of social networking sites
Friday, June 20, 2008 - 12:07
in Mathematics & Economics
Low-income students are in many ways just as technologically savvy as their counterparts In a first-of-its-kind study, researchers at the University of Minnesota have discovered the educational benefits of social networking sites such as MySpace and Facebook. The same study found that low-income students are in many ways just as technologically proficient as their counterparts, going against what results from previous studies have suggested.