Social media is defined as using websites and other online means of communication by large groups of people to share information and develop social and professional contacts (www.dictionary.com). Throughout the world schools are using social media in a positive fashion to help inform, promote and educate. Web 2.0 tools such as Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and Skype have all been integrated into the classroom setting and have made learning engaging and relevant. Often social media gets a bad rap for the negative situations that arise from time to time. All in all though, students and teachers use these tools as a vehicle to make sense of the world around them. Success story after success story can be found on the Internet as to the many ways learning has improved since using social media tools in a positive way.
Twitter for example, has been used recently by many educators to assess students in real time as it pertains knowledge acquired related to a certain topic. New ...
