In Germany, we don\u2019t use social media in schools and only partly at universities. But at the workplace it\u2019s becoming more and more popular for everyone. Even in the international context it\u2019s very common and useful. Choo et al. (2006) found that an information culture in companies increases its output and efficiency a lot, if the workers take part actively. But Hargittai et al. (2008) found that some young people aren\u2019t able to keep pace with this digital development or not interested. They don\u2019t take part in social media, don\u2019t know how to use it and decrease their own chance to get a job. Therefore, it\u2019s very important that every young person learn to make use of social media and to deal responsibly with it as well. In my opinion it\u2019s a good idea to teach the application of social media in schools while integrating it into a lessons plan indirectly. I want to think about the use of social media in schools during the grades five to ten. As an example, I would like to think about the use of a Facebook group.<\/p>\n
My text structure should be the following. First, I will write about the increasing importance of social media in the working and live context. I will outline the reasons, why every pupil should learn how to use social media. Then I will consider the advantages and disadvantages of social media while using the example of a Facebook group. Afterwards, I will discuss the requirements of implementing a Facebook group for a class and its teacher.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
In Germany, we don\u2019t use social media in schools and only partly at universities. But at the workplace it\u2019s becoming more and more popular for everyone. Even in the international context it\u2019s very common and useful. Choo et al. (2006) found that an information culture in companies increases its output and efficiency a lot, if … Continue reading The use of social media in schools<\/span>