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 * __Capturing Students in The Own Web__**

Students have a familiarity and facility with social networking sites that rivals most face‐to‐face social interaction. We’ll look at one teacher's success in implementing Facebook and other web tools in a Middle School Language Arts curriculum. With a proper understanding of the tools, the medium can truly become the message. By introducing these concepts in an innovative, 1:1 classroom environment and allowing them to speak with the voice with which they are most comfortable, communication will continue well beyond their 45‐minute period. When the student returns to her/his home environment, they can re‐connect with identical tools and concepts in an environment that they have collectively created.

Chad Ball, Teacher ‐ 8th Grade Language Arts, Nashwaaksis Middle School, Fredericton, New Brunswick Canada

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