Summary of Las Redes Sociales para la educación

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Social media has become an important tool in education in the last two decades. It has been said that media that children have access to, such as television and newspapers, used to be restricted to older children, but now children can find information on social media that was previously unavailable. One out of every five people in the world uses social media, so it is important that educational centers know how to use them and the students can benefit from them. Experts in pedagogy say that social media fosters dialogue and participation in addition to teaching students how to use them. However, there are some educators who are hesitant to implement social media in their teaching system for a few reasons. One reason is that they do not have enough training in this area; additionally, they do not have the technological resources in the classrooms.

• 00:00:00 In the last two decades, social media has become an important tool in education. It has been said that media that children have access to, such as television and newspapers, used to be restricted to older children, but now children can find information on social media that was previously unavailable. For example, in order to learn to read, previously children had to read it many times. Now, we can find educational videos, educational readings, and even educational courses on social media. One out of every five people in the world uses social media, so it is important that educational centers know how to use them and the students can benefit from them. Experts in pedagogy say that social media fosters dialogue and participation in addition to teaching students how to use them. However, there are some educators who are hesitant to implement social media in their teaching system for a few reasons. One reason is that they do not have enough training in this area; additionally, they do not have the technological resources in the classrooms. The benefits of using social media in education include the following: Teachers can teach students by themselves Acting as only a guide for learning Is true that social media, such as Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook, can become educational tools, but