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Change:  and LinkedIn) where career oriented social connections, as well as suggestions for clubbing, for the house market for expats (professionals who live and work outside their homecountry) etc. are presented.Overall, social networks might help and support finding new ideas,   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 1417)

Change: networking?networking? The following article, based on texts and discussions in our class "Beyond WebCT: Integrating Social Networking Tools Into Language & Culture Classes" at the University of Connecticut, shall provide insight into aspects of Social Networks and their pedagogical use. The New Media Consortium's   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 1400)

Change: and a university'sanduniversity language clubs, e.g. the Italian or German Club or a program such as the University of Connecticut's Eurotech program, thus connecting people and (interdisciplinary) language learners, creating social networks, helping students and their parents to get important information for educational careers, and prepare them,them   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 1298)

Change: for expats (professionals who live and work outside their homecountry) etc. are presented. Overall, social networks might help and support finding new ideas, starting a contact with people, who have similar interests, and sharing and exchanging information. A good overview about social networking and its impact gives mashable.com,   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 1300)

Change: 2.0,2.0, social networking is all about making connections and bringing people together. Conversations that take place in social networking contexts are inherently social, and often revolve around shared activities and interests" (p.12). Similarly, Lee LeFevre in his article "Comparing Social Networking to Online Communities" points out: "In   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 1292)

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Change: Network)."Network)". Thus, rather than attempting to explain different social networks or "yet another social network", this article aims to present some ideas for the use of social networks for classes on the high-school or the university level. These examples are based on the standards as developed by the American   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 1296)

Change: Thus, socialSocial networking provideprovidea exchange with other (academic) communities and countries. University of Connecticut's Professor Manuela Wagner, for instance, currently has an exchange between students from the University of Connecticut and students from Tufts University via voicethread, where students can explain to   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 1296)