SOCIAL MEDIA IN EDUCATION

Social Media in Education

Social Media in Education

Introduction

It is necessary to recognize that an alternative means of communication represents a nontraditional way of information exchange between individuals within a community diverse in appearance, but it is homogenized by the uniqueness of the message conveyed, without being deprived of this enforcement interactivity required in the communication process.

“Social media” is a broad term, encompassing any form of a website that allows people to connect and interact online. It includes profile sites such as Facebook and Twitter, forums and blogs. Social media has a reputation amongst many for being a good way to waste time, collect misinformation or even become part of something dangerous. However, it has numerous educational applications which schools and colleges are making the most of (Gentle, 2009).

Social Media are essential tools for the development of the educational process, and as such must comply with reporting functions, educational, and recreational activities to help develop values, knowledge, attitudes, strengthen civic life. In compliance with the provisions of U.S. law, Social Media directed by State, by private and independent producers in all its forms, print, television, radio, multimedia and other arising out of progress telecommunications, are obliged to provide space and adjust their programming in order to allow use in educational activities aimed at achieving the values and objectives enshrined in this Law Social responsibility of media is determined by what is stated in the law in force (Singh, 2010).

Discussion

Social networks are tools for learning

The popular collaborative sites such as Facebook and Twitter appear alternately as powerful learning tools or as a source of distraction. The collaborative platforms can become, in an educational setting, real vectors opening knowledge. This provided that the teachers agree to return the stream with their students. In this case, the teacher no longer has a monopoly; it is no longer the sole possessor of knowledge, as each student participates in its development, offering references to such texts. The teacher becomes a facilitator rather than learning. One reason why social networks can currently meet the reluctance among teachers, bookish yet attached to the model of classical education (Baird, 2005).

An Epidemic of Help

Social media has sparked an online epidemic of people helping other people. Blogs, forums, and podcasts have also become prevalent places to ask questions and further your knowledge on pretty much any subject. What does this mean for traditional ways of education? I wouldn't say that traditional in-class courses are going to disappear any time soon, but I would certainly agree that there is going to be a significant shift towards online education. Programmers and developers are working hard to make online learning more intuitive, and easily accessible to the masses (Land, 2006). In reality, people are becoming more self-sufficient as a result of Internet education. Providing them with even more ways to learn online is exactly where education is headed.

A Serious Distraction from Academics

As unfortunate as it may seem, social media has become a serious distraction from people's academic ...