Title: Threats through Facebook: a project with students in a German vocational school to foster 'Facebook competence'

Authors: Nicole Kimmelmann; Stephan Vormwald

Addresses: Chair of Business Education and Human Resource Management, University of Paderborn, Warburger Straße 100, Paderborn 33098, Germany ' Berufliche Oberschule, Staatliche Fachoberschule und Berufsoberschule Aschaffenburg, Ottostraße 1, Aschaffenburg 63741, Germany

Abstract: The paper presents the conception and evaluation of a lesson project with students in a German vocational school, which tried to foster their responsible and safe handling of the internet platform Facebook. The results of this explorative project do not only show exemplary effects, but also give a first idea into relevant aspects of a 'Facebook competence' with respect to digital cyberbullying, threats and other risks, using Facebook.

Keywords: competence development; cyberbullying; Germany; Facebook competency; vocational schools; cyber responsibility; safe handling; threats; risks; internet; social media; social networking.

DOI: 10.1504/IJIIE.2016.081552

International Journal of Innovation in Education, 2016 Vol.3 No.2/3, pp.172 - 187

Received: 03 May 2016
Accepted: 17 Oct 2016
Published online: 12 Jan 2017 *

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