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M.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.
Role of Social Media in Education
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.
Role of Social Media in Education
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 +
LinkedIn
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, 2011
Larry 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.
Role of Social Media in Education
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.
Role of Social Media in Education
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
Role of Social Media 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
Role of Social Media in Education
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.
Role of Social Media in Education
Personal Blog
Organizational Blogs
Media Blogs
Edublog
Role of Social Media in Education
Role of Social Media in Education
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
Role of Social Media in Education
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
Role of Social Media in Education
Virtual Learning
Environment
Role of Social Media in Education
Role of Social Media in Education
Role of Social Media in Education
Role of Social Media in Education
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
Role of Social Media in Education
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.
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