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How To Use Social Media To Get Better Grades [Infographic]

by Erin Podolak | 1:55 pm, August 10th, 2011

When we think of students using social media, it’s hard not to imagine the college freshman holed up in the library spending hours on Facebook when they should be studying for exams, but maybe there is a little more value in social media for students than you would think. An interesting infographic by Masters in Education suggests that being involved in social media is actually good for students’ grades. However, the graphic doesn’t really get into the nuts and bolts of how they established a correlation.

Still, some of the claims seem pretty believable, like students using social media to organize themselves into a study group when one wasn’t organized by a professor. Even if the social media addict is unlikely to be at the top of the class, it is still good to note that there are positive ways to use social media for educational purposes. It doesn’t have to be a brain sucking vortex of wasted time, in fact, it could provide some great new ways for students to learn.

(via Bit Rebels)

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  • Clyde

    The only reason they recieve higher grades is because they’re cheating. If you compare these results to those of students who don’t use social media they may be lower but their aptitude and independence will surely be greater. 

  • Anonymous

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  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Smav-Martin/100000265867594 Smav Martin

    Or they could be checking in with other classmates on assignments, getting help, or checking missing homework. That’s what I used Facebook for during college. I was friends with my professor and he helped me understand a few essay questions better but just messaging him. Its a lot faster than email. Also, I didn’t have to waste my time worrying about whether we had a test or if class was cancelled since he would post it on his page. It was pretty convenient. And awesome. :D

  • Luke

    That is completely untrue. I use Facebook to talk to my friends about school all the time, but usually it’s just “what was the assignment?” or things of that nature. We often do have discussions about the homework assignment, but never do we cheat. I think your logic is very flawed in coming to that conclusion.


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