social media and the future of education

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Social Media and the Future of Education By:

-  Yudhvir Singh -  Jay Bhavsar -  Gurpreet Singh -  Ramanjot Bhangu

+Topics to be covered:

!  Impacts of Social media on Education from past to present and how it will change in future

!  Pros and Cons of Social Media In Education

!  Online Classrooms, a concept or a reality?

!  Importance of Social media and education and how it will changed in future

IMPACTS OF SOCIAL MEDIA ON EDUCATION FROM PAST

TO PRESENT A N D H OW I T W I L L C H A N G E I N F U T U R E

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1. Social media meant for people to interact freely , share and discuss information but later it brought much more perspectives. 2. 1969: First major commercial internet service provide got introduced for people n US. 3.1971: First email was delivered. 4. Later by the end of 90’s development went rapidly and WWW technology got introduced in 1993. 5. In 2001 , the methods of social media were introduced. 6.2003: Evolution of social media took place and later it got introduced to teachers and students of colleges and schools

!  1, 2005: Facebook introduced a different version for high school students to make them share and explore information and useful data through net.

!  2. YouTube got started.

!  3. Membership for Facebook account got expand.

!  4. Twitter was launched as a social networking site. and got a huge effective feedback from people.

!  5. People began to come forward towards internet.

!  6. Finally, Internet took over and almost every field was coming over it ,

Knowledge

Designation

Literacy

Transformation

Development

Improvement

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Advance

Fast

Network

Real/Virtual

Easy

Development

Reliable

Flexible

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In schools:

New courses have been introduced.

Students are getting aware of pros and cons

Lectures have been transformed to technological world using videos .

How to stop cyber crimes using medias.

Ways are introduced to get familiar to world

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In Colleges:

New courses have been introduced.

Teachers are using media like twitter to keep in touch with students

Students are using YouTube and much more to create and share videos .

Students got a way to connect to their group members using skype, Facebook, etc.

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Use YouTube Videos to enhance learning experiences.

Communication

Connection with Students

To get familiar with latest world

Organising teaching ways through social media by Gurpreet Singh

Use YouTube Videos to learn.

Communication

Connection with Students

To get familiar with latest world

Experience

Sharing

News

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Addiction to media sites like Facebook, YouTube, twitter results in adverse effects

Less concentration on studies

Spending a lot of time on internet

Cyber crimes such as cyber bullying, online shaming cause mental effects

Stress Tension Tiredness

Cheating Copying Overuse by Gurpreet Singh

Technology have so much increased that cause of social media following factors have been increased: Ease of Information and knowledge Way of communication Easy platform to explore and share Factors to impose things

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In Next few years , more technology is increasing and developing , more Interactive ways would be introduced to enhance the social medias and their Features In Comparison to last years, Facebook and YouTube have introduced lots of exciting features like creating own videos according to preferences in just few seconds , in similar way, different types of ways will be introduced to make our education system much more effective.

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SOCIAL MEDIA IN EDUCATION TODAY

Social media is growing and not going anywhere. Many schools are now embracing the move. By understanding this movement, schools can make much better choices on how to utilize social media in education. A Social Media Adoption study by University of Massachusetts Dartmouth has found that 100% of colleges and universities are using some form of social media. And the usage will continue to rise.

HOW SCHOOLS TAKE ADVANTAGE OF SOCIAL MEDIA! Schools use social media on five major levels.

•  In the classroom

•  Potential students

•  Professional development

•  General Outreach

•  School Pride

ADVANTAGES OF SOCIAL MEDIA IN EDUCATION

! Social media sites can increase student collaboration •  Social media sites provide an avenue for students to easily

contact one another regarding school projects, group assignments or for help on homework assignments.

!Using social media in the classroom can encourage more participation •  Students who do not participate regularly in class may feel they

can express their thoughts through social media. Although this should not completely replace in class participation it can help build the students’ confidence and encourage them to find their voice and be able to participate in class.

!  Social media sites can be useful for homework help •  When students have questions about a class assignment they can

easily post a message asking if anyone can help. They can also write a specific question to the teacher on a wall that other students can see. This allows the whole class to have access to the feedback from the teacher.

! Share resources quickly when using social media in the classroom •  If the teacher needs to direct students to a particular online

resource they can easily share the site through social media sites like twitter. If the teacher wants the class to visit a particular site all they have to do is tweet the website and the entire class can view it with one click.


!  Social media helps keep parents, teachers and students all on the same page

•  It is very useful for teachers to be able to post on social media sites about class activities, homework assignments and even school events. This helps the teachers, parents and students all stay on the same page about what is going on at school. Sites like facebook also allow teachers to easily communicate through private messages to parents and students without having to leave phone messages and wait for a call back.


! Social networking sites help students do better at school. •  59% of students with access to the Internet report that they use social

networking sites to discuss educational topics and 50% use the sites to talk about school assignments.

! Colleges and universities use social media to recruit and retain students. •  87% of colleges and universities use Facebook to recruit students,

76% use Twitter, and 73% use YouTube. Colleges and universities use Facebook apps and other social media tools to increase student retention. Social networking sites are also being used to give students a support system at community colleges that tend to be commuter based and can leave students with no in-person social network.


! Flexibility in learning •  These sites allow learners to select learning materials that meet their

knowledge and interest. In addition, students are taught courses through different learning styles and are involved in varied activities across chat rooms, in discussion forums where they can give in their views on the topic at any hour and also during class time students can interact with instructors by chat or audio usage.

! Consistent delivery of educational content •  Educational sites have the characteristic of asynchronous self-paced

e-learning whereby the course content is constantly updated through the use of the classroom education software. Learners can check in to the websites at their convenience and read the information.


! Preparing Students for Successful Employment •  Students entering the workforce can use social networking sites

to network and find employment. With LinkedIn, students can establish a professional web presence, post a resume, research a target company or school, and connect with other job seekers and employers. College career centers and alumni associations are using Twitter to broadcast job openings and internships. Students should follow businesses or professional organizations on Facebook and Twitter to stay updated on new opportunities and important developments in their field.


! Social media can be a distraction in class •  The first concern that comes to mind when using social media in

the classroom is how it will be a major distraction to the students during lessons. Students could easily be sidetracked from an assignment and it could be difficult for teachers to tell who is paying attention or not.

! Improper use of social media in the classroom •  Students might take advantage of being able to access social

media in the classroom and use it for personal interactions instead of for school related activities. If students are not closely monitored it will be hard to know how if they are using social media properly during class time.

DISADVANTAGES OF SOCIAL MEDIA IN EDUCATION

!  Using social media in the classroom can detract from human interaction

•  If students are encouraged to participate in class discussions through social media websites this could impact their ability to interact in face to face situations. Students still need to learn how to have conversations with people even in this modern technology based world.

! Cyber bullying on social media websites •  Some students have experienced cyber bullying through social

media websites. If social media is allowed in schools this could increase cyber bullying where students write hurtful messages targeting other students.


! Posting inappropriate content on social media websites •  One of the reasons social media sites are not allowed in schools is

because it is difficult to monitor how students use social media sites. A student may post inappropriate content such as pornography or foul language which would be both distracting and damaging to students.

!Students who are heavy social media users tend to have lower grades. •  Students who use social media had an average GPA of 3.06 while non-

users had an average GPA of 3.82 and students who used social networking sites while studying scored 20% lower on tests. College students’ grades dropped 0.12 points for every 93 minutes above the average 106 minutes spent on Facebook per day. Two-thirds of teachers believe that social media does more to distract students than to help academically.


! Social networking enables cheating on school assignments. •  Students in California, New York City, and Houston posted photos of

standardized tests to social media sites, allowing students who had not yet taken the tests to see the questions (and potentially find answers) ahead of time. The SAT has had similar problems with students posting parts of the exam to social media.

! Using social media can harm students' chances for college admissions. •  College administrators scan Facebook profiles for evidence of illegal

behavior by students. A 2012 Kaplan Test Prep survey found that 35% of college admissions officers discovered information like essay plagiarism, vulgarities, or illegal activities on social media that "negatively impacted prospective students' admission chances" (up from 12% in 2011).


! Issues with adapting and managing the learning software •  For both instructors and students who are shifting from teaching

or learning through lectures and handouts in the classroom to using advanced software it’s a bit problematic to them if they have not developed the skills yet in operating them. It takes some time for some people to adapt to the usage of the software.


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A concept or a reality?

!  In these days, social media tools are proving very useful in online classrooms. The students who are doing online study can easily interact with other students through social media. Moreover, it is easy for teachers to connect with their students and provide them good understanding of their course through social media.

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!  There are many social media sites that are commonly used by students in online education .

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!  Now days, almost every student has his account on social media sites it may be Facebook, twitter, LinkedIn etc.

!  In online education ,where students can not get chance to meet and know each other. In that case, social media proves very useful to know each other.

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!  Students can connect with each other through Facebook. They can create Facebook group to make online study groups. They can share any important material through this tool.

!  Students can also make strong connections with each other by using Twitter and LinkedIn. They can exchange their views and information via these sites. On twitter, It is easy to keep in touch with someone else by following him. It is very common to send tweets on Twitter to each other.

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!  These social media sites not only used by students to linked with each other it is also used by teachers to connect with their students.

!  In online classrooms, face to face conversation is not possible. In that case, it is very good alternative for teachers to know about their students.

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!  In online education, study can be more interesting as well as easier by using social media sites.

!  Today, it is very common that teachers share study related material on social media sites like Twitter. They also put alerts for oncoming assignments so that students complete their assignments on time.

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!  In online education where student cannot directly interact with their teacher these tools prove very useful and interesting for students.

!  The approach that is very useful these days is that teachers upload their video of lecture on You Tube. It becomes easy for students to understand each and every concept.

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!  Now days, teachers prefer to provide you tube videos rather than just written material. Firstly, students find it easy to understand. Moreover, it is entertaining way of study for them.

!  For example, I have done online course of java. Our teacher always share any material that would be useful on Twitter. It was very easy for me to keep updated with all this material.

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!  It is always come to listen that students who are doing online study cannot get enough skills that they require. But now days, social media has proven it wrong.

!  For online learners, social media becomes a very good medium to acquire skills that are necessary for them it may be communication skill, research skill, real life learning, ability to share learning stuff and many more.

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!  In classrooms, students can communicate directly with teachers as well as with other students to share their ideas and knowledge. But in online education it is not possible.

!  Now days, online learners can communicate with teachers and other students through different social media sites. They can post reminders, homework notes, share interesting web sites and discuss their projects via these social media sites.

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!  Students can easily discuss about any topic with teachers through social media sites. Moreover, teacher can easily get feedback of course from the students.

!  Sometimes teacher allows students to upload their assignments on social media then they can get reviews of other students regarding their work. For example, In my java online course, we used to tweet our assignments on twitter after getting marks from teacher so that we can get feedback from other students or learn another ways to complete that assignment.

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!  Today, Social media proves very useful to enhance our knowledge by accessing lot of resources available through social media.

!  Social media keeps the students up to date by providing them knowledge about everything happening around them.

!  Sometimes information share by one student proves very useful for other students.

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!  There are lot of experiences that students learn from social media. For example, I have learned how to find any online stuff by using social media.

!  Students also get experience of how to share material online. It proves very useful for online learners as they can get more education stuff by sitting in their home without attending classes

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by Yudhvir Singh

!  Since the social media is introduced it has changed the whole world. We have seen the inventions of media like TV, telephones but social media is unique and biggest invention in this century. Nowadays the social media is a most powerful medium to interact with this world. In modern world you can not imagine you life without social media.

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!  We use social media for too many different use so that’s why it became a significant part of our life's.

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!  social media is used for participatory culture, citizen journalism is actually great. In Participatory culture people can disagree with each other, they can create or share information and Citizen Journalism is all about common people collecting, sharing information about something on their websites or blogs using social media.

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!  Social media is a one of the most unique and important aspect of education. Student use websites like blackboard, google, Wikipedia, wikispace classroom and other website to access the information related to their studies. They are so much dependent on the social media because it provides them huge amount of information on their topics and they can easily access it. In future are will use these kind of sources also.

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!  For the students, social networks undoubtedly provide a huge mix of creative expression and group work through tasks like contributing to a blog, designing websites, creating Facebook, uploading video presentations, and pages for class projects.

!  In future this technology is going to became viral and education will depend on this for sure.

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!  for example of this course there is already evidence that teachers are using social media as part of teaching strategies, with the aim of encouraging students to view social networks as less of a pleasurable distraction, and more as something that can be used in projects and for personal expression in a medium they prefer.

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!  Other examples of successful social media in use of educational purpose, from a high school where they can use Twitter to communicate with their principal, schools can uses blogs, whiteboard, and texting and employing apps to monitor late arrivals for staff and students

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!  In the future social media will become even bigger then now. One day every body will access social media.

!  The quality of business to consumer communications will improve. social media management becomes more valuable to business it will be further outsourced to those who have the experienced and knowledge to make it effective.

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!  In the future technology will improved. For example Google glasses.

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!  Social media is going to play a very important role in future of education.

!  Today, the limiting factor for online education is broadband penetration. In future, this will change dramatically. The ability for digital learning to impact society will also change alongside.

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!  Digital learning classroom

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!  The availability of vast amount of rich media content not only on smart phones and tablets, but also on television is drastically changing how people consume media. Instead of TV being time-bound, today, it is becoming largely on-demand. To the extent this trend accelerates, education and entertainment are going to intersect in ways that we haven't seen yet.

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!  In the future education will become totally digital. Student will use totally digital technology for study purpose. Laptops will replaced the books and projectors will replace the blackboards. Here is the very interesting video about the digital education.

!  Education's Digital future

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