Social network is internet-based development and use of computer technology, whereby dynamically scalable and often virtualized resources are provided as a service over the internet.
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Perception of Stakeholders on the Use of Social Networking Tools for Classroom Instruction in School Environment: Use of Social Network Tools for Classroom Instruction
Ogunlade Bamidele Olusola (Veritas University Abuja, Nigeria), Olubusayo Victor Fakuade (University of Ibadan, Nigeria), Bamidele Olusola Ogunlade (Veritas University, Nigeria), and Omoron Josephine Akhigbe (Auchi Polytechnic, Nigeria)
Copyright: © 2019
|Pages: 20
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-5867-5.ch004
Abstract
Social networking platforms are becoming the most important tools for interaction among people, where everybody can share, exchange, comment, discuss, and create information and knowledge in a collaborative way. The aim of this chapter is to examine the perception of stakeholders on the use of social network tools for classroom instruction in school environment in Ibadan North Local Government of Oyo State. Based on literature and experiences carried out by the researcher in Ibadan metropolis, it also explores the impact of the social networking platforms applications on personal, teaching, and learning uses among secondary students, teachers, and parents. Based on these, it is recommended that, if social networking platforms are effectively used, it will develop positive attitude towards learning as well as enhancing academic achievement among secondary school students.