Value of Social Media in Today’s Classroom

Authors

  • Barbara Hagler Southern Illinois University Carbondale

Keywords:

Social media, Technology, Social media in classroom, workplace skills

Abstract

Purpose and Methodology: The purpose of this article is to present information regarding the use of social media in the classroom, including reasons teachers should actually teach the use of social media. A systematic content analysis resulted in the synthesis of material from journal articles and websites dated 2009-2012. Findings: Most sources presented positive reasons social media should be taught in the classroom. Students will benefit from the knowledge of how to use social media as well as from other workplace skills such as collaboration and creativity. The most popular types of social media were briefly discussed with reasons for including them in the classroom. Conclusions Business educators have the responsibility to help students use social media responsibly. In addition to teaching students to use social media, teachers have the opportunity to help students increase other workplace skills.

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Published

2013-06-01

How to Cite

Hagler, B. (2013). Value of Social Media in Today’s Classroom. The Journal of Research In Business Education, 55(1), 14-23. https://jrbe.nbea.org/index.php/jrbe/article/view/71

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