EDUCATIONAL BENEFITS OF SOCIAL NETWORKING WEBSITES

   Hi, everyone! “Nostalgia” has been a great occupation for me. In addition, I will be certainly reading these all articles again and again. Hopefully, the articles that I write help you to enter the new year with new decisions. Today, I just wanted to share my knowledge and what I have learned about educational benefits of social networking websites.

   As you know, social networking websites like facebook, myspace, skype, Messenger, twitter, thumblr etc. are all over the place in our lives. Your approach to social networking websites may be too different but if you read this article, I’m sure you’ll have another idea about them. Social networking websites are important to keep in touch with people right know, at the same time it is also beneficial for educational targets. Teachers and students are the most users of social networking websites.

   Social networking are used by all age people across the world to connect with others and for educational purpose like online sharing of education-related topics - learning outside of school, college or college planning, about schoolwork and more. Let’s learn benefits of social networking for students and teachers! Then, I will be share my opinion and thoughts about social networking with you.

Benefits of Social Networking for Students, Teachers and School:

For Students:

In an answer to the question what they study from using social networking sites, students replied that they listed at the top technology skills, followed by creativity, being open to new or different views, and communication skills. All the students do not know that internet provides lots of academic and professional networking opportunities. Actually students using social networking sites are practicing the kinds of 21st-century skills required to build up to be successful today is being found by researchers. Children will be better set to adapt future technology as children learn to adapt new technologies or new applications of present technologies.

Benefits for students:

• Development of communication skills

• Increased skill in technology

• Increased exposure to varied views

• Increased talent to work on group projects

• Students can develop an optimistic image of themselves by putting best qualities out there

• Many students already use these forms of technology, so they may be more engaged in learning if they utilize it.

For Teachers:

Teachers can give other teachers and students bookmarks to your desired or most used websites for lessons or problems for practice by using social networking and social bookmarking. By posting in blogs or other forms of writing they can also give out assignment using social networking. Teachers are relying more and more on social networking sites to assist their students and fellow teachers in receiving important details for schoolwork or other events that are going on.

Benefits for Teachers and Schools

• Increased access to resources

• Collaborate with other teachers

• Exchange lesson plans and information

• Can reach parents who are incapable to come to school

• Can form partnerships with schools in other states or countries

• Cheap and effective way to convey details to parents and get word out about school and events.

    Here, there's a video which is about educational benefits of social networking websites. Hope, you'll like it!

   I love learning through technology and social networking sites a bunch. We can learn fruitful info and do our schoolwork easily via social networking websites as diligent students. There are lots of chances to make new friends from all over the world and join some groups through social networking sites. Facebook is not just a website which is used for spending time. It is also used for sharing people’s opinions and demonstration of unity. You can collaborate with your colleagues and friends through social networking websites.

   

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