eprintid: 8286 rev_number: 2 eprint_status: archive userid: 1 dir: disk0/00/00/82/86 datestamp: 2023-11-09 16:20:10 lastmod: 2023-11-09 16:20:10 status_changed: 2023-11-09 16:12:16 type: conference_item metadata_visibility: show creators_name: Hina, S. creators_name: Dominic, D.D. title: Digital connectivity and sharing at school: Opportunities and security challenges of using social networking sites ispublished: pub keywords: Data privacy; Education; Education computing; Social sciences computing; Teaching, Digital connectivity; Participation/Collaboration; Perceived securities; Research frameworks; Security threats; Social networking sites; Technology acceptance model; Trust, Social networking (online) note: cited By 0; Conference of 5th International Conference on Information and Communication Technology, ICoIC7 2017 ; Conference Date: 17 May 2017 Through 19 May 2017; Conference Code:131305 abstract: The hi-tech instigation of social media, powered and enhanced by the unique participation/collaboration pattern has initiated an epoch of in-depth research practices in education, government and the corporate sector. Social Networking Sites (SNS) are an example of Web 2.0 software that adheres to the participation/collaboration pattern with the capacity to connect people with similar demographics, interests, ideas, as well as similar educational, professional or social backgrounds. This study examines the perceived security and privacy on SNS along with the cyber safety education (acceptable usage policies) among stakeholders in schools (parents, teachers, students and school admin). A research framework has been established by incorporating a construct of intention to use SNS from the Technology Acceptance Model along with a unique combination of perceived security, perceived privacy, cyber safety education and trust constructs. Using reliable metrics from the literature, the research study validates that an enhanced sense of security and privacy positively affects users' trust in SNS. This paper highlights that the existence of a cyber-safety education among stakeholders also positively influences user trust in friends and eventually in positive intention for educational association. Moreover, secure and trusted intention to use SNS leads towards participation/collaboration between all stakeholders in the school environment. © 2017 IEEE. date: 2017 publisher: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. official_url: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85039962019&doi=10.1109%2fICoICT.2017.8074720&partnerID=40&md5=175386a5118a312ad017a84fec155a96 id_number: 10.1109/ICoICT.2017.8074720 full_text_status: none publication: 2017 5th International Conference on Information and Communication Technology, ICoIC7 2017 refereed: TRUE isbn: 9781509049127 citation: Hina, S. and Dominic, D.D. (2017) Digital connectivity and sharing at school: Opportunities and security challenges of using social networking sites. In: UNSPECIFIED.