Social Media in education

Cases of social media in education

• 10 minute school(an online learning platform in Bangladesh) YouTube channel/fb page, which
covers academic classes for classes 1-12.
• Google classroom, which recently got its mass popularity due to the pandemic.
• West Virginia University ‘snapchat’ where students share their experiences of college life and add
their personal tone of voice in it.
• BRAC University BuX platform.
• Online meeting platform like Google meet, skype and Zoom are also having their fair share of
popularity during this pandemic.
• Students from different regions or remote places now have the opportunity to get the best
quality of education through online classes.
• For any research topic, students now can put a poll in social media to get quick responses without
reaching them in person.
Benefits of students, Teachers and parents
Students-
• Social media as a communication channel.
• Online Learning and Networking.
• Social media as a research tool.
• Connecting with experts via social media.
• Opportunity to get lectures from renowned educators.
• Getting alerts, updates and notices from institutions through mails.
• Learning from distance.
Benefits of students, Teachers and parents
Teachers-
• Social media as a self marketing tool.
• Introducing to a wide range of students.
• Get to know students from different areas and regions.
• More interactive as teachers can use/show a lot of examples through internet
regarding to the topics.
• Counselling students in person.
Benefits of students, Teachers and parents
Parents-
• Online education is relatively cheaper than the offline one.
• Parents can now closely inspect whats their children are learning.
• They can track the performance of their sons/daughters much more easily now.
• Parents-educational institution relation improves.