Role of Social Media in Education

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WELCOME

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

WhatsApp

Google +Linke

dIn

EDMODO

Instagram

MySpace

Blog

FACEBOOK

• Mark Zukerberg

• February 4, 2004

• Menlo park, California, US

TWITTER

• 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

LINKEDIN

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

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

Twitter

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.