Social Media and Social Networking can be effectively used as pedagogical tools, especially in the ELA/literacy classroom. This presentation discussed the use of Facebook as a medium for Character Journaling and discussion of the novel "To Kill a Mockingbird." For more information, see
White, J.W., & Hungerford-Kresser, H. (May 2014). Character journaling through social networks: Exemplifying tenets of the New Literacy Studies. Journal of Adolescent and Adult Literacy, 57(8), 642-654.
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