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Benefits of Social Media in Education
Social Media can allow students to access a variety of knowledgeable peers, parents, community members, children's literature authors, academics and other people who might not otherwise be available.

Teachers across North America have had their students write blog posts for certain assignments and then share their assignment to their Twitter accounts accompanied by a hashtag. Here the students can enjoy feedback from not only their teacher but also from others who have read their assignment via Twitter. Teachers also use Twitter and other Social Media tools to hold review sessions for their classes in out of school hours. This gives the teachers more time to teach in class rather than answering questions and clarifying because of the extra time they had to review with their students through Social Media. Having these Social Media tools in class also helps students ask their peers or teachers questions out of school when studying, motivated or confused. Social Media can also provide motivation for students who might learn or put forward more effort because students know their work is being shared with audiences such as their classmates, families or other classes around the world. Students will also know that their family, such as their parents or guardians, can follow their class or school social media accounts to see examples of their work and learning from the students and teacher. Social Media can also impact how learning occurs by all students engaging in conversation rather than just a minority of the class. It can help bring a more diverse set of perspectives into the classroom since all of the students are voicing their opinions, especially the quieter students who do not like voicing their opinions in class.

Using Social Media within the classroom can benefit students by communicating in the form of internship and job opportunities through social networks for future use. Social networks are also convenient for teachers and students to keep up with their professional connections such as discussing career development, maintaining professional organization membership and expanding their businesses.

Using Social Media tools in the classroom could lead to having informal class discussions, evaluate students reflections of their learning through social media and this also gives the chance to educate students about security and privacy.

Using Mobile Devices in Class
Students enjoyed using their mobile devices in class for a few reasons. One being that they could access information quickly since the constant connectivity of the Internet. Also, if teachers were to email the students important information or documents, the students felt that this was more quick and efficient and also liked that they had the information right in front of them which allows class discussion or explanation to begin immediately. Another reason students liked using their mobile devices in class was their ability to communicate with fellow classmates and their teacher. Students also stated that teachers who posted to a Facebook group or Twitter was easier to check than logging back into a password protected course website. Another reason why students preferred using their own mobile devices for class was that they got to share their own thoughts over computing tools such as recording video or voice memos. Students can also participate in class polls using their devices by answering questions anonymously while discussing everyones anonymous response in class.