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In today's society, social media is becoming more relevant and should be introduced in every classroom. Social media can be seen through several different applications such as: Instagram, Twitter, and Skype. All of these programs enhance communication within a group of people. The relationship between these social media programs and technology are evident in a wide variety of ways. These various ways can be observed through features embedded in each social media application, each portraying different ways of teaching styles in a classroom. The interaction between these social media programs contributes to improving the ICT knowledge a student can have. Instagram reflects the tool of concept mapping, which is also beneficial in a Middle Years classroom. "A concept map is like an Instagram of a student's thinking about a particular topic ." Furthermore, it is important that you capture the interests of your students. In today's world of education, the interest of social media is progressing through everyday activities that our students are constantly engaged in. Having access to Instagram can capture the different learning styles, interests, goals and activities each individual may have. "Students' perceptions, backgrounds, and motivations influence their understanding of topics, and because of these differences, their maps will be different ." The power of hashtags has been increasingly present in our everyday lives. Hashtags signify an effective organizational tool and has sorted important happening's all over the world. "We have finally reached a point where social networking sites pervade every aspect of our personal and professional lives (and vice versa), the “hashtag” is a near perfect metaphor for the organization ." Instagram is an essential tool and demonstrates the strengths of capturing the way that a child learns in numerous ways. The main goal of an educator is to provide to the educational needs of a student. Twitter is an ICT program that could represent a live classroom discussion in a collaborative learning environment. It has the effectiveness of limiting the amount of information that can be in a live tweet. "Twitter's 140-character maximum creates an efficient method of communication that can be spaced over time ." Twitter also acts as a tool of recording all of the tweets are used during the school year with your middle years classroom. The mixed-methods study conducted by McCarthy identified the positive effects of Twitter in a classroom. "This mixed-methods study utilizing a convenience sample tested if Twitter could serve as a more effective method of review than a traditional paper study guide in an introductory college history course ." Skype represents a collaborative communication tool which could be used as a tool to keep in touch with other students who may be away. Today, several students go on vacations all around the world. Using Skype could encourage communication and help you stay in touch with your students while they are not present in the classroom. "Current e-Learning solutions enable viewing and interaction with participants who are geographically distant ." Skype is an effective learning tool and could be used with several individuals. The social media programs of Instagram, Twitter and Skype could be used in several different classrooms of all learning capabilities. These tools could accommodate the wide range of different learning styles and interests within a group of students. These three programs are powerful tools and signify a strong relationship between learning and technology in a collaborative learning environment.

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