Online social networking (google groups) and their uses in education

    Everyone is using online social media and networking in today’s society. Teachers have recently been incorporating social media and networking into their curriculum. Social media and networking inspires students to share their work socially. This approach could be done through Google docs, Twitter, Facebook, etc. Blogs are also effectively used in the classroom for daily class reflections for the students. Some teachers like to use Google Hangouts. If the teacher is unable to meet face to face with her students, Google Hangouts can be a great way to see who is there and check-in. Some teachers create a social classroom on Edmodo. This is a social website that teachers can post assignments, quizzes, and/or tests on. Students receive feedback from the teacher on everything.