Social media has potential benefits for education by allowing everyone to participate and contribute, connecting the classroom, and providing flexible learning opportunities. However, there are also issues like cyberbullying, public profiles revealing too much private information, and posts being taken out of context. Educators should leverage the positives of social media for knowledge creation while being aware of potential negatives.

1. Social Media in Education
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2. Potential
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3. Potential
• Everyone participates
• Everyone’s opinion is heard
• Everyone contributes
• Everyone can choose their own device
• Everyone can choose their own medium
• Everyone learns

4. Potential
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5. Potential
• Connected classroom
• Active lessons
• Flexible learning
• Adheres to Gardner’s multiple intelligences
• Creates an individualized learning platform

6. Potential
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7. Potential
• Can track graduation efforts
• Can learn at anytime and any place
• Plentiful eContent
• Resources are free or inexpensive
• More options

8. Issues
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9. Issues
• Public profiles can reveal too much
information
• Posts can be retweeted or repost by others
• Post can be taken out of context
• A stalker could map out your daily routine by
following you on multiple social networks
• Information vunerability

10. Issues
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11. Issues
• Cyberbullying
• Hurtful remarks
• Flash mobs
• Stalking
• Tormenting
• Inappropriate language

12. Conclusion
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13. Conclusion
• Think before posting
• Leverage social media for knowledge creation
• Select your friends wisely
• Consider filters
• Make the positives outweigh the negatives
• Continue to find new innovate ways to use
social media