The article here researched that 94 percent used the internet, 82 percent go online at home and 77 percent had a profile on a
social networking site. When asked what they learn from using social
networking sites, the students listed technology skills as the top
lesson, followed by creativity, being open to new or diverse views and
communication skills. Students are reported that they checked networking sites from home and other places. Participation in educational activities may have increased both at home and schools if students would have had greater exposure and access to social media. For example, Facebook can be used to discuss school topics or incorporating Twitter for projects or parties.
It is interesting to get a point of view fromthe students perspective. It is definitely helpful from an educational standpoint to know that students would participate more in education and it's activities had they had access to social media. This makes very much sense because social media is what drives students everyday lives, they find it interesting. If more schools and course programs incorporate social media into their courses, apply it to the course content, or just arrange online courses in a manner that relates to social media, young people studying will become more engaged and professors may find that the students become more interactive and communicate more during class time.
ReplyDeleteThis link here http://edudemic.com/2012/11/sandy-social-media/ speaks of how social media creates an awareness and involves students in the news it spreads. Take a look to read more about how if directly relates to the lives of students.