Members of the groups can exchange files, links, information, polls and videos very quickly. Facebook groups do not require members to be friends with each other. This is a very powerful tool for sharing information and collaborating with students from a safe distance. Schools are beginning to use Facebook groups to communicate with students. This is another way for schools and universities to market themselves. This is a great use of social media for many reasons including: quick, easy, cheap, most parents will have an account, saves on 'lost' letters on the way home and also saves on printing costs.Īn increasing number of educational institutions are using Facebook pages for promotional reasons.

This is a one-way communication from the school to parents, an information portal if you like. There are many uses of social media in education - below are just a few of the ways they can be effectively used. The full survey results can be found here. So I carried out a small survey of 27 teaching professionals in order to create a baseline of understanding into the use (or not) of social networking in schools, and also any concerns over some of the e-safety risks.

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