that is not work-related, such use highlights the potential and benefits of the medium as a teaching tool. Other, related studies, support those findings. Notable work Junco, R. (2005). Technology and today’s first-year students. In M. L. Upcraft, J. N. Gardner, B. O. Barefoot and Associates (Eds.), Meeting challenges and building support: Creating a climate for first-year student success . San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 221–238. Junco, R. and Mastrodicasa, J. (2007). Connecting to the Net.Generation: What higher education professionals need to know about today’s students. Washington, DC: NASPA. Junco, R. and Timm, D. (2008). Using emerging technologies to enhance student engagement. New directions for student services, 124. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass. Junco, R., Heiberger, G., and Loken, E. (2010). The effect of Twitter on college student engagement and grades. Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 27(2), 119–132. Junco, R., Merson, D. and Salter, D. W. (2010). The effect of gender, ethnicity, and income on college students’ use of communication technologies. Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking, 13(6), 619–627. Recognition Hewlett Packard EdTech Innovators Award, Honorable Mention of Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania for using social media to improve student engagement and success, 2010. See also Facebook and higher education Digital native Networked learning Invisible College References 21st-century American psychologists 1971 births Living people People from Miami University of Florida College of Liberal Arts and Sciences alumni Pennsylvania State University alumni