role of social media in education
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NILSA.V.SM.Ed, FMTC,KOLLAM
SOCIAL MEDIA
SOCIAL MEDIA
Social Media is the use of electronic and
internet tools for the purpose of sharing and
discussing information and experiences with
an online community.
Cooperative Environment
Interaction
It provides users with a critical thinking
environment.
Active Learning
Establishing on-line profiles and setup their own
social networks
Most social networks provide users with
information sharing facilitates such as e-mail, chats,
instant messages, videos, blogging, file sharing and
photo sharing.
MAJOR CATEGORIES OF SOCIAL MEDIA
Social Networks
Content Sharing
Content –Ranking
Tools
Geo-Location
Tools
SOCIAL MEDIA
PUBLISH
SHARE
DISCUSS
SOCIAL NETWORK
MICRO BLOGG
VIRTUAL WORLDS
SOCIAL GAMES
POPULAR SOCIAL MEDIA SITES
SOCIAL MEDIA
Facebook Twitter
YouTube
Google +Linke
dIn
EDMODO
MySpace
Blog
• Mark Zukerberg
• February 4, 2004
• Menlo park, California, US
• Jack Dorsey,Noah Glass,Biz Stone & Evan Williams• March 21, 2006• California,
Jawed Karim, Steve Chen
& Chad Hurley
February 14, 2005
California, United States
GOOGLE +
June 15, 2011Larry Page
2002
Jeff Weiner
LinkedIn is one of the
largest websites created
mainly for business
relationships and
networking.
EDMODO is the largest social
networking website used mainly
for education purposes.
As per the survey, more than 13
million people are using this
website effectively.
Instagram is an online mobile photo-sharing, video-sharing,
and social networking service that enables its users to take
pictures and videos, and share them either publicly or
privately on the app, as well as through a variety of other
social networking platforms.
Myspace.com (originally stylized as
MySpace) is a
social networking website offering
an interactive, user-submitted
network of friends, personal
profiles, blogs, groups, photos,
music, and videos.
BLOG
A blog is a discussion or informational website published on the World Wide Web consisting of discrete, often informal diary-style text entries.
Posts are typically displayed in reverse chronological order, so that the most recent post appears first, at the top of the web page.
SOCIAL MEDIA IN EDUCATION
Social media can be used as an effective tool
to help increase collaboration,
communication, and cooperation skills in
students.
Social media can provide a way for teachers
and students to become more interactive.
Teachers can utilize social media for class projects, for enhancing communication, and for engaging students in a manner that might not be entirely possible in traditional classroom settings.
•Class Projects
•Communication
Provide direct communication with instructors
Allows introvert students a way to communicate
Create groups
Post class notes
Make announcements
Share information
CHALLENGES
Privacy
Genuine Friendship
Taking up time
Miscommunication
BEST SOCIAL MEDIA SITES FOR STUDENTS & TEACHERS
Blackboard
Wikispaces Classroom
Edmodo
Skype
MinecraftEdu
Sumdog
Twiducate
ADVANTAGES
OF SOCIAL
MEDIA FOR
STUDENTS IN
EDUCATION
• Increased Student Collaboration
• Increased Student Participation
• Team Projects are easier to review
• Rich eLearning Media available
• Video Conferencing abilities
Student distraction can become issue
Lack of control for inappropriate
content
Relying on Social Media for all contact
BLOG
A blog is a discussion or informational website published on the World Wide Web consisting of discrete, often informal diary-style text entries.
Posts are typically displayed in reverse chronological order, so that the most recent post appears first, at the top of the web page.
TYPES OF BLOGS
Personal Blog
Organizational Blogs
Media Blogs
Edublog
EDUBLOG• Educational Blogging is blogging by students,
teachers, administrators, industry experts,
and other involved entities that focus
primarily on the educational process and
educational interests.
Students can quickly catch up if they miss a
class
The teacher can use the blogs as a course plan
Blogs can be used to motivate students to do
more reading and encourage them to improve
their values.
• Potential for increased access and exposure to
quality information.
• Link your class with another class somewhere
else in the world.
ADVANTAGES
Creativity
It opens the lines of
communication outside of
school hours
Fun
DISADVANTAGES
Not all kids have access to
computer and internet.
Privacy
Time consuming
Uneconomical
A wiki is a website that provides
collaborative modification of its
content and structure directly from the
web browser.
WIKI ACTIVITIES FOR THE
CLASSROOM
Historical Figures
Student as Editor
Debate
Poetry Class
Book and Film Reviews
Virtual Learning Environment
FEATURES OF VLES
Communication between
tutors and students
Self-assessment and
summative assessment
Delivery of learning
resources and materials
Shared works
Support for students
AREAS OF VLEs
Information
Content
Communication
Assessment
Management
REFERENCE
• Deaton,S.(2015).Social Learning Theory in the Age of Social Media: Implications for Educational Practioners. Journal of Educational Technology, 12(1), 1-5.
• Yadav,K.Anusuya (2016).Special Needs Education in Information Age . Edutracks, 15(6), 12-14.
• Joan, Robert (2015). Awareness of Facebook Education among Student Teachers in Present Scenario. Journal on School Educational Technology,10(4),35-42.
