Social Media and the Future of Education

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Social Media and the Future of Education
By:
-  Yudhvir Singh
-  Jay Bhavsar
-  Gurpreet Singh
-  Ramanjot Bhangu

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Topics to be covered:
!  Impacts of Social media on Education from past to present
and how it will change in future
!  Pros and Cons of Social Media In Education
!  Online Classrooms, a concept or a reality?
!  Importance of Social media and education
and how it will changed in future

IMPACTS OF SOCIAL MEDIA
ON EDUCATION FROM PAST
TO PRESENT
A N D H OW I T W I L L C H A N G E I N FU TU R E
by Gurpreet Singh

1. Social media meant for people to interact freely , share and discuss
information but later it brought much more perspectives.
2. 1969: First major commercial internet service provide got introduced
for people n US.
3.1971: First email was delivered.
4. Later by the end of 90’s development went rapidly and WWW
technology got introduced in 1993.
5. In 2001 , the methods of social media were introduced.
6.2003: Evolution of social media took place and later it got introduced to
teachers and students of colleges and schools

!  1, 2005: Facebook introduced a different version for high school
students to make them share and explore information and useful
data through net.
!  2. YouTube got started.
!  3. Membership for Facebook account got expand.
!  4. Twitter was launched as a social networking site. and got a huge
effective feedback from people.
!  5. People began to come forward towards internet.
!  6. Finally, Internet took over and almost every field was coming
over it ,

Knowledge
Designation
Literacy
Transformation
Development
Improvement
by Gurpreet Singh

Advance
Fast
Network
Real/Virtual
Easy
Development
Reliable
Flexible
by Gurpreet Singh

In schools:
New courses have been introduced.
Students are getting aware of pros and cons
Lectures have been transformed to technological world using videos .
How to stop cyber crimes using medias.
Ways are introduced to get familiar to world
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In Colleges:
New courses have been introduced.
Teachers are using media like twitter to
keep in touch with students
Students are usingYouTube and much
more to create and share videos .
Students got a way to connect to their
group members using skype, Facebook, etc.
by Gurpreet Singh

Use YouTube Videos to enhance learning experiences.
Communication
Connection with
Students
To get familiar with
latest world
Organising teaching ways through social media by Gurpreet Singh

Use YouTube Videos to learn.
Communication
Connection with
Students
To get familiar with
latest world
Experience
Sharing
News
by Gurpreet Singh

Addiction to media sites like Facebook,
YouTube, twitter results in adverse effects
Less concentration on studies
Spending a lot of time on internet
Cyber crimes such as cyber bullying,
online shaming cause mental effects
Stress Tension Tiredness
Cheating Copying Overuse by Gurpreet Singh

Technology have so much increased
that cause of social media following
factors have been increased:
Ease of Information and knowledge
Way of communication
Easy platform to explore and share
Factors to impose things
by Gurpreet Singh

In Next few years , more technology
is increasing and developing , more
Interactive ways would be introduced to
enhance the social medias and their
Features
In Comparison to last years, Facebook
and YouTube have introduced lots of
exciting features like creating own videos
according to preferences in just few
seconds , in similar way, different types of
ways will be introduced to make our
education system much more effective.
by Gurpreet Singh

SOCIAL MEDIA IN EDUCATION TODAY
Social media is growing and not going anywhere. Many schools are
now embracing the move. By understanding this movement,
schools can make much better choices on how to utilize social
media in education.
A Social Media Adoption study by University of Massachusetts
Dartmouth has found that 100% of colleges and universities are
using some form of social media. And the usage will continue to
rise.

HOW SCHOOLS TAKE ADVANTAGE OF SOCIAL MEDIA!
Schools use social media on five major levels.
•  In the classroom
•  Potential students
•  Professional development
•  General Outreach
•  School Pride

ADVANTAGES OF SOCIAL MEDIA IN EDUCATION
! Social media sites can increase student collaboration
•  Social media sites provide an avenue for students to easily
contact one another regarding school projects, group
assignments or for help on homework assignments.
!Using social media in the classroom can encourage more
participation
•  Students who do not participate regularly in class may feel they
can express their thoughts through social media. Although this
should not completely replace in class participation it can help
build the students’ confidence and encourage them to find their
voice and be able to participate in class.

!  Social media sites can be useful for homework help
•  When students have questions about a class assignment they can
easily post a message asking if anyone can help. They can also
write a specific question to the teacher on a wall that other students
can see. This allows the whole class to have access to the feedback
from the teacher.
! Share resources quickly when using social media in the classroom
•  If the teacher needs to direct students to a particular online
resource they can easily share the site through social media sites
like twitter. If the teacher wants the class to visit a particular site all
they have to do is tweet the website and the entire class can view it
with one click.

!  Social media helps keep parents, teachers and students all on
the same page
•  It is very useful for teachers to be able to post on social media
sites about class activities, homework assignments and even
school events. This helps the teachers, parents and students all
stay on the same page about what is going on at school. Sites
like facebook also allow teachers to easily communicate through
private messages to parents and students without having to leave
phone messages and wait for a call back.

! Social networking sites help students do better at school.
•  59% of students with access to the Internet report that they use social
networking sites to discuss educational topics and 50% use the sites
to talk about school assignments.
! Colleges and universities use social media to recruit and retain
students.
•  87% of colleges and universities use Facebook to recruit students,
76% use Twitter, and 73% use YouTube. Colleges and universities use
Facebook apps and other social media tools to increase student
retention. Social networking sites are also being used to give students
a support system at community colleges that tend to be commuter
based and can leave students with no in-person social network.

! Flexibility in learning
•  These sites allow learners to select learning materials that meet their
knowledge and interest. In addition, students are taught courses
through different learning styles and are involved in varied activities
across chat rooms, in discussion forums where they can give in their
views on the topic at any hour and also during class time students
can interact with instructors by chat or audio usage.
! Consistent delivery of educational content
•  Educational sites have the characteristic of asynchronous self-paced
e-learning whereby the course content is constantly updated through
the use of the classroom education software. Learners can check in
to the websites at their convenience and read the information.

! Preparing Students for Successful Employment
•  Students entering the workforce can use social networking sites
to network and find employment. With LinkedIn, students can
establish a professional web presence, post a resume, research
a target company or school, and connect with other job seekers
and employers. College career centers and alumni associations
are using Twitter to broadcast job openings and internships.
Students should follow businesses or professional organizations
on Facebook and Twitter to stay updated on new opportunities
and important developments in their field.

! Social media can be a distraction in class
•  The first concern that comes to mind when using social media in
the classroom is how it will be a major distraction to the students
during lessons. Students could easily be sidetracked from an
assignment and it could be difficult for teachers to tell who is
paying attention or not.
! Improper use of social media in the classroom
•  Students might take advantage of being able to access social
media in the classroom and use it for personal interactions
instead of for school related activities. If students are not closely
monitored it will be hard to know how if they are using social
media properly during class time.
DISADVANTAGES OF SOCIAL MEDIA IN EDUCATION

!  Using social media in the classroom can detract from human
interaction
•  If students are encouraged to participate in class discussions
through social media websites this could impact their ability to
interact in face to face situations. Students still need to learn how
to have conversations with people even in this modern technology
based world.
! Cyber bullying on social media websites
•  Some students have experienced cyber bullying through social
media websites. If social media is allowed in schools this could
increase cyber bullying where students write hurtful messages
targeting other students.

! Posting inappropriate content on social media websites
•  One of the reasons social media sites are not allowed in schools is
because it is difficult to monitor how students use social media sites. A
student may post inappropriate content such as pornography or foul
language which would be both distracting and damaging to students.
!Students who are heavy social media users tend to have lower grades.
•  Students who use social media had an average GPA of 3.06 while non-
users had an average GPA of 3.82 and students who used social
networking sites while studying scored 20% lower on tests. College
students’ grades dropped 0.12 points for every 93 minutes above the
average 106 minutes spent on Facebook per day. Two-thirds of
teachers believe that social media does more to distract students than
to help academically.

! Social networking enables cheating on school assignments.
•  Students in California, New York City, and Houston posted photos of
standardized tests to social media sites, allowing students who had not
yet taken the tests to see the questions (and potentially find answers)
ahead of time. The SAT has had similar problems with students posting
parts of the exam to social media.
! Using social media can harm students' chances for college admissions.
•  College administrators scan Facebook profiles for evidence of illegal
behavior by students. A 2012 Kaplan Test Prep survey found that 35%
of college admissions officers discovered information like essay
plagiarism, vulgarities, or illegal activities on social media that
"negatively impacted prospective students' admission chances" (up from
12% in 2011).

! Issues with adapting and managing the learning software
•  For both instructors and students who are shifting from teaching
or learning through lectures and handouts in the classroom to
using advanced software it’s a bit problematic to them if they
have not developed the skills yet in operating them. It takes some
time for some people to adapt to the usage of the software.

Ramanjot Bhangu
A concept or a reality?

!  In these days, social media tools are proving
very useful in online classrooms. The
students who are doing online study can
easily interact with other students through
social media. Moreover, it is easy for teachers
to connect with their students and provide
them good understanding of their course
through social media.
Ramanjot Bhangu

!  There are many social
media sites that are
commonly used by
students in online
education .
Ramanjot Bhangu

!  Now days, almost every student has his
account on social media sites it may be
Facebook, twitter, LinkedIn etc.
!  In online education ,where students can not
get chance to meet and know each other. In
that case, social media proves very useful to
know each other.
Ramanjot Bhangu

!  Students can connect with each other through
Facebook. They can create Facebook group
to make online study groups. They can share
any important material through this tool.
!  Students can also make strong connections
with each other by using Twitter and
LinkedIn. They can exchange their views and
information via these sites. On twitter, It is
easy to keep in touch with someone else by
following him. It is very common to send
tweets on Twitter to each other.
Ramanjot Bhangu

!  These social media sites not only used by
students to linked with each other it is also
used by teachers to connect with their
students.
!  In online classrooms, face to face
conversation is not possible. In that case, it is
very good alternative for teachers to know
about their students.
Ramanjot Bhangu

!  In online education, study can be more
interesting as well as easier by using social
media sites.
!  Today, it is very common that teachers share
study related material on social media sites
like Twitter. They also put alerts for
oncoming assignments so that students
complete their assignments on time.
Ramanjot Bhangu

!  In online education where student cannot
directly interact with their teacher these tools
prove very useful and interesting for
students.
!  The approach that is very useful these days is
that teachers upload their video of lecture on
You Tube. It becomes easy for students to
understand each and every concept.
Ramanjot Bhangu

!  Now days, teachers prefer to provide you
tube videos rather than just written material.
Firstly, students find it easy to understand.
Moreover, it is entertaining way of study for
them.
!  For example, I have done online course of
java. Our teacher always share any material
that would be useful on Twitter. It was very
easy for me to keep updated with all this
material.
Ramanjot Bhangu

!  It is always come to listen that students who
are doing online study cannot get enough
skills that they require. But now days, social
media has proven it wrong.
!  For online learners, social media becomes a
very good medium to acquire skills that are
necessary for them it may be communication
skill, research skill, real life learning, ability
to share learning stuff and many more.
Ramanjot Bhangu

!  In classrooms, students can communicate
directly with teachers as well as with other
students to share their ideas and knowledge.
But in online education it is not possible.
!  Now days, online learners can communicate
with teachers and other students through
different social media sites. They can post
reminders, homework notes, share
interesting web sites and discuss their
projects via these social media sites.
Ramanjot Bhangu

!  Students can easily discuss about any topic with
teachers through social media sites. Moreover,
teacher can easily get feedback of course from
the students.
!  Sometimes teacher allows students to upload
their assignments on social media then they can
get reviews of other students regarding their
work. For example, In my java online course, we
used to tweet our assignments on twitter after
getting marks from teacher so that we can get
feedback from other students or learn another
ways to complete that assignment.
Ramanjot Bhangu

!  Today, Social media proves very useful to
enhance our knowledge by accessing lot of
resources available through social media.
!  Social media keeps the students up to date by
providing them knowledge about everything
happening around them.
!  Sometimes information share by one student
proves very useful for other students.
Ramanjot Bhangu

!  There are lot of experiences that students
learn from social media. For example, I have
learned how to find any online stuff by using
social media.
!  Students also get experience of how to share
material online. It proves very useful for
online learners as they can get more
education stuff by sitting in their home
without attending classes
Ramanjot Bhangu

!  Since the social media is introduced it has
changed the whole world. We have seen the
inventions of media like TV, telephones but
social media is unique and biggest invention
in this century. Nowadays the social media is
a most powerful medium to interact with this
world. In modern world you can not imagine
you life without social media.
by Yudhvir Singh

!  We use social media for too many different
use so that’s why it became a significant part
of our life's.
by Yudhvir Singh

!  social media is used for participatory culture,
citizen journalism is actually great. In
Participatory culture people can disagree with
each other, they can create or share
information and Citizen Journalism is all
about common people collecting, sharing
information about something on their
websites or blogs using social media.
by Yudhvir Singh

!  Social media is a one of the most unique and
important aspect of education. Student use
websites like blackboard, google, Wikipedia,
wikispace classroom and other website to
access the information related to their
studies. They are so much dependent on the
social media because it provides them huge
amount of information on their topics and
they can easily access it. In future are will use
these kind of sources also.
by Yudhvir Singh

!  For the students, social networks
undoubtedly provide a huge mix of creative
expression and group work through tasks
like contributing to a blog, designing
websites, creating Facebook, uploading video
presentations, and pages for class projects.
!  In future this technology is going to became
viral and education will depend on this for
sure.
by Yudhvir Singh

!  for example of this course there is already
evidence that teachers are using social media
as part of teaching strategies, with the aim of
encouraging students to view social networks
as less of a pleasurable distraction, and more
as something that can be used in projects
and for personal expression in a medium they
prefer.
by Yudhvir Singh

!  Other examples of successful social media in
use of educational purpose, from a high
school where they can use Twitter to
communicate with their principal, schools can
uses blogs, whiteboard, and texting and
employing apps to monitor late arrivals for
staff and students
by Yudhvir Singh

!  In the future social media will become even
bigger then now. One day every body will
access social media.
!  The quality of business to consumer
communications will improve. social media
management becomes more valuable to
business it will be further outsourced to
those who have the experienced and
knowledge to make it effective.
by Yudhvir Singh

!  In the future technology will improved. For
example Google glasses.
by Yudhvir Singh

!  Social media is going to play a very important
role in future of education.
!  Today, the limiting factor for online education
is broadband penetration. In future, this will
change dramatically. The ability for digital
learning to impact society will also change
alongside.
by Yudhvir Singh

!  Digital learning classroom
by Yudhvir Singh

!  The availability of vast amount of rich media
content not only on smart phones and
tablets, but also on television is drastically
changing how people consume media.
Instead of TV being time-bound, today, it is
becoming largely on-demand. To the extent
this trend accelerates, education and
entertainment are going to intersect in ways
that we haven't seen yet.
by Yudhvir Singh

!  In the future education will become totally
digital. Student will use totally digital
technology for study purpose. Laptops will
replaced the books and projectors will
replace the blackboards. Here is the very
interesting video about the digital education.
!  Education's Digital future
by Yudhvir Singh

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