The Use of Social Media in Education

The Pros

Digital Residents

• As a majority of people can be considered Digital Residents, the use of social media in education can help them to engage more with topics

Sharing Resources

• Using social media within education helps to share up-to-date relevant resources quickly
• Enhances student engagement as they can access content whilst on the move

Online Profiles

• Using Social media within education helps students to build an awareness about, and see the importance of their online profiles
• This can also help them to get noticed by relevant industries

The Cons

Cyberbullying

• Social media access is constant which also means that students can have constant contact with each other
• Once this platform has been explored it can be quite difficult to monitor the content of the messages sent between students

Inappropriate content

• As well as not being able to monitor the interactions students have with one another, it is also difficult to manage the content being accessed/shared
• Using social media in education encourages students to use, share, and upload content which may not be appropriate

Digital Footprint

• Moreover, encouraging students to use social media for education means that they will be putting an increased amount of information online
• If not used properly, this can be accessed by future employers as they are hard to get rid of permanently

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