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These carefully selected online resources provide more information about teen social networking and social development.
Why Youth (Heart) Social Network Sites: The Role of Networked Publics in Teenage Social Life
"If you’re not on MySpace, you don’t exist —Skyler, 18, to her mom." Dana Boyd at the University of California, Berkeley, discusses why social networking Web sites play a critical role in the social development of individuals.
Social Networking Sites: Definition, History, and Scholarship
Danah M. Boyd, University of California at Berkeley, and Nicole B. Ellison, Michigan State University, discuss what social networking Web sites are and the growing popularity of such sites.
Who's kids? Our kids! Teens and social networking websites (PDF file)
Rebecca Shlafer, Mary Huser and Stephen Small outline how social networking sites work and what parents should look for when monitoring children online. They also discuss some common terms used on such sites.
Social networking from a teens' perspective
Terry Freedman, author of the web-book "Coming of Age: An
Introduction to the NEW Worldwide Web," looks at social networking sites from teenagers' perspective. She goes on to discuss social networking sites in schools and lists many popular sites. The article also introduces a survey Freedman conducted of selected schools in the United Kingdom.
Teens & Social Networking in Schools and Public Libraries: A Toolkit for Librarians and Library Workers (PDF file)
This pamphlet discusses how online networking facilitates learning, including its developmental assets, and instructs on how to educate teenagers and the community on such sites.
Their Space or Yours? Social Networking Sites Bring Risks and Rewards to the CAMP Community
Stephen G. Wallace, M.S.E.d., discusses the dangers involved with teenagers using social networking sites and how they can affect social development in youth.
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