Primary Resources
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Secondary / Professional Resources
Alberta Teacher’s Association. (2010, October 8) “Can social networking boost literacy skills?” The Learning Team Volume 14(1) Retrieved from http://www.teachers.ab.ca/Publications/The%20Learning%20Team/Volume-14/Number-1/Pages/Can-social-networking-boost-literacy-skills.aspx
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