INTERACTION OF SOCIAL MEDIA AND EDUCATION

Abstract

Through the end of the 20th century, with the emerging of internet, the developments in information technologies led to many changes in the ways communication and daily life. In human interaction, face to face communication gave way to the communication with technological devices. Social media takes place in the centre of this virtual platform. Social media represents all the applications, services and means that enables the users to communicate by using network technologies. The indivudals’ dialogues and sharings with each other form the social media. Social media reformed people’s communication, interaction, collaboration, studies an even learning process. Because it is flexible and userfriendly than other instructional management systems, social networking sites can be used more easily. By following these simple steps to create a community and the realization of shares among themselves provide a very convenience for the students in terms of communication and feedback. In addition to these features, social networking sites are also beneficial for the institutions due to the features such as enrichment of blended learning experiences and supporting students’learning process and teachers’ training and evaluation process. This study aims to reveal the importance of social media in education; education, social media and relationship between education and social media are discussed.

Keywords

• Education
• Social Media
• Social Media Tools