Charlie at Masters in Education recently made me aware of their new infographic on how students are benefiting from using Social Media. Without prompting from educators or parents, social media savvy students started forming study groups online.
1,127 students took part in a new study to determine if there is a correlation between social media use and better grades. This infographic shares the results of that study:
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There is growing interest in how social media affects education. Here are some additional resources of interest:
- NEW: 50 Reasons to Invite Facebook Into the Classroom (Thanks to @Kawasaki and AllTop Facebook News for this link.)
- NEW: Mashable: The Case for Social Media in Schools
- Soshable published an Online Education Infographic: Is Social Media Ruining Students? ~ GOOD NEWS: “75% of students want to collaborate online” ~ Collaborating is my word for the year!
- Study says Kids Who Use Facebook Do Worse in School
- Edudemic: Where is Social Media Taking Education
- Connected Principals: Why Social Media Can and Is Changing Education
- Multi-literacy Revolution: Facebook, Social Media and Education
- University of New England: High School Principal Encourages Use of Social Media at School
- Tagoras Survey: Social Media for Continuing Education
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Well popularity of social media has increased a lot. Social media is indeed good to market your business and to get traffic as well. You can increase your sales also with this.
I am glad to know that social media such as facebook and youtube could help students. It is because I thought the Internet could be one way to distract students. But I guess with so much information that the internet has to offer and social networking sites make interaction so much easier then I wouldn’t wonder if social media could be very useful to students and teachers. Thanks for sharing the insights.
Its good to see some positives being written about social media
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Today we have a lot more options to learn. Along the lines of Gardners styles of learning, find the one(s) that work for you.
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Steve
Social networking sites are the best to study and share. Search a relevant video about the chapter and share it, followed by a discussion and solve queries. Sounds great right?
An interesting article and I agree regarding the value of social media in our schools but would add that schools must take a holistic approach to any initiative and develop a comprehensive strategic plan on how to integrate these tools into the classroom as well as into administrative communications. There is value on both sides and having a two-tiered system can hamper any effort.
Social media has helped me a lot improve grades. We all would be online late night and it is interesting to read messages and discuss topics online. It creates a new flavour and the humour help us gain memory and remember better. In addition, it acts as a healthy break from mugging up all the time. It is fun and knowledgeable both. Nice to share and learn.
http://healthland.time.com/2011/08/08/kids-who-hang-out-on-facebook-do-worse-in-school/
Time magazine says otherwise…
Hi Matt,
That is not surprising. Anything can be used for beneficial or time-wasting purposes from movies to reading to television to social media. It all depends on what you use it for and that is up to the individual user.
You can fill your mind with evil, violence or gratuitous garbage or with learning and knowledge. You can use Facebook to find others who can mentor you or to waste your time. It is totally up to each person which it will be for them.
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i think many of us using 2 or 3 of these social services , i use facebook youtube and blogger i have twitter and linkdin account but i dont use them
Hi Aws,
You will use LinkedIn when you want to have an online resume. The greatest benefit there is that you can keep your resume updated for anyone to see without having a current employer worry about you being out soliciting work.
Then when you need it you already have it – and if you’re wise, you have been building relationships on LinkedIn with employees of businesses in your field and following other companies. By doing that you will hear of opportunities you might never otherwise realize existed.
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its awesome . In my student life am very interested in the cloud computing. So i found a group of the same minded people where tech guys and students can talk. Even we can know the workshops happening in places 🙂 . Social media really does a great job to students
Hi Harry,
You have touched on a super benefit of social media: the ability to connect with those with the most knowledge and experience on any given subject – provided the person you want to reach is online.
Students can possibly talk to the authors of books, creators of programs, CEOs of businesses – Twitter more than Facebook allows us to actually hear from people we could never easily reach any other way.
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So finally there are also few advantages for students also from Social Networking sites. Is this the new concept of e-learning?
I’m sure there are many definitions of e-learning including online colleges, teachers sharing content and additional resources online, networking and taking part in groups of all kinds.
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Really interesting info graphic…… One thing is sure if you use social media in a better way then you can be easily benefited from it no matter what your profession. Thanks for info , I will try implement on my blog uinnoblog.com
Hello Amit,
Do check out some of the other posts here. Every blogger can benefit from what I share and there are even posts where you can promote your blogs.
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Social media sites are helping a lot in sharing information. I personally am a part of various groups on these sites and we share our knowledge and comment on various opinions. I click on the RSS feeds and that is how I keep myself update with the discussions. I learn a lot and it is a fun way to learn.
Hello Akbar,
I have always been a big fan of self-directed learning. I can learn more in one day online than being spoon-fed information a tiny bit at a time during an entire semester of a college course. Different people learn in different ways. We should each use whatever methods work best for us.
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I guess only parents will best be able to judge whether Social Media is beneficial for their younger kids. Students who are pursuing higher studies on the other hand, may find the social media helpful if they utilize it the right way but misusing the social media can be a disadvantage.
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Hi Ryan,
Parents, students and teachers need to realize that it isn’t social media itself that makes the different – it is HOW you choose to use it and what you spend your time doing online.
If you spend all your time playing games, gossiping, or filling your mind with garbage it has a negative effect. If you spend your time discussing ideas, learning from others, and mentoring each other it is beneficial.
Those who believe it is bad or good aren’t looking at the details of how it is being used.
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Well, this means that the more time you spend on social media, the better your grades get…And yet, using social media for educational purpose is very low rated and is only on third place after social and entertainment part. Kinda confusing…
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Hi Kristina,
It would be inaccurate to say that the more time you spend on social media the better your grades get. Time itself is not the determining factor – what you are DOING with that time is what matters.
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When social media is used the way it was (in my opinion) intended to be used — to socialize with other people — it is an amazingly powerful tool. The problem comes when businesses are told that they can increase their bottom line through social media when that is not really the case except in a few rare instances. This to me is the abuse of social media.
Hi Kowalsky,
The issue is not that you can or can not increase your bottom line – it is in not understanding how to best use social media to do so. A business CAN increase their income because they use social media effectively. It is not even rare.
The key is that it is the RELATIONSHIPS you create that increases your income – NOT blasting out ads at your followers. That will never work.
The post I’ll put in CommentLuv provides additional tips on how businesses can increase their income through making it easier for their followers, readers, and customers to share and recommend their content.
Useful content related to your business is beneficial to those who are interested AND increases sales too. It is a much better way to use social media – but you still have to build real relationships too.
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I so agree with you, Michel. I can’t deny that Social Media helped me become smart at certain things and it helped me how to interact and react with others. So it’s not all bad if not abused.
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We are all aware of the disadvantage of social media to others’ people lives. Now, it’s nice to hear that we can still use social media to help people improve their lives. These students are really getting the best benefit of social media that can help them improve their studies.
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Definitely an interesting infographic Gail! I can see how Social Media (if not abused) can have a positive effect on students. It allows them to learn how to effectively communicate with others and put themselves in front of others consistently which can increase confidence.
Thanks for sharing this. 🙂
Hi Michele,
Thank you for making the time to comment. I know how busy you are. Just as social media allowed us to “meet” and collaborate with each other on the Business Blogging Tips ebook, students can meet others who can have a positive effect on their learning.
It can also teach them to write better, type faster, and possibly even gain wisdom from people who are not just like themselves. I can only imagine the benefits I would have gained from being able to reach out to adults who could have mentored me at a much earlier age!
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Using it to Improve Grades hmmmmm
Really interesting info graphic…… One thing is sure if you use social media in a better way then you can be easily benefited from it no matter what your profession.
I think it could work. Half of teaching people is getting their attention. If social media is where there attention is at, then stand in front of them there.
Mark
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Hi Mark,
You’re absolutely correct: if you want someone’s attention – whether student or potential client or customer – be where they are.
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Wow, I was shocked by the 50% increase when kids were using social media with a class. I am guessing that is basically because they were conversing about the class and there was teaching going on through the social media. So it would actually be a way to engage the students.
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