Social Networks NOT used for Teaching

A recent study of nearly 83,000 teachers, principals, and librarians has recently come out, a joint effort of Edweb.net, MCH Discover, and MMS Education.  Access the full study here. 

The study goes further than many others to probe into the differences between professional and functional uses of social networking.  These kinds of questions expose certain incongruities in the profession.  For instance, this chart (p. 18):

From Wordles for Blog

What’s of greatest interest for me is the leap from connecting with friends and family to using social networking sites in professional environments. It suggests that social networks are just that: social. In addition, the use of professional sites can be considered paltry when compared to social sites.

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