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Net Generation at Social Software: Challenging Assumptions, Clarifying Relationships and Raising Implications for Learning
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Valtonen, Teemu; Dillon, Patrick; Hacklin, Stina; Vaisanen, Pertti – International Journal of Educational Research, 2010
This paper takes as its starting point assumptions about use of information and communication technology (ICT) by people born after 1983, the so called net generation. The focus of the paper is on social networking. A questionnaire survey was carried out with 1070 students from schools in Eastern Finland. Data are presented on students' ICT-skills…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Users (Information), Generational Differences, Information Technology
The Social Construction of the Urban Use of Information Technology: The Case of Tampere, Finland
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Inkinen, Tommi – Journal of Urban Technology, 2006
This paper explores the social use of information and communication technologies (ICTs) in the city of Tampere, Finland. It focuses on two essential elements: the city (as the location with national context) and citizens (as members of the "local" information society). The paper also examines the question of building social networks via…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Telecommunications, Social Networks, Quality of Life