Implications of social network sites for teaching and learning. Where we are and where we want to go

Education and Information Technologies

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 605-622

  Manca, Stefania ^a   Ranieri, Maria ^b  

^a Istituto Tecnologie Didattiche   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Higher education; Professional development; Secondary school; Social network sites; Teacher education; Teachers

Indexed keywords

EID: 84939530750     PISSN: 13602357     EISSN: 15737608     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10639-015-9429-x     Document Type: Article

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