Top 7 social media sites, ranked by professors
April 15, 2011 by Claire KnightPosted in: In this week's e-newsletter, Internet, Latest News & Views
Facebook, Twitter, YouTube … everyone has a favorite. How does your No. 1 pick stack up?
Ninety-one percent of college professors use social media for professional development and in the classroom, according to a recent study conducted by Pearson Learning Solutions.
More than 940,000 college professors participated in the study, “Teaching, Learning, and Sharing: How Today’s Higher Education Faculty Use Social Media for Work and for Play.”
Participants revealed the tech tools they used most:
- YouTube (57%)
- Facebook (45%)
- Blogs (38%)
- LinkedIn (33%)
- Wikis (28%)
- Twitter (13%)
- Flickr (11%)
The study also revealed that although Facebook came in 2nd on the “use” list, researchers found that the frequency of Facebook use is much higher. For example: Eleven percent of profs said they use Facebook daily, while only 4% use YouTube every day.
Which social media site is your favorite? Tell us why in the comments box below.
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April 15th, 2011 at 11:03 pm
I use Twitter, Tumblr, and YouTube. I also use Google Docs, Sites, Gmail and Picasa. I would never use facebook with traditional aged students; it is too much of an uncontrolled environment. I like to interact with family, friends and coworkers. I do have several FORMER students on Facebook, including an Iraq war veteran who shared his pictures of Iraq on FB. However, I read stories about 22 year old first year teachers trying to use FB with third graders and SHUDDER. Bad idea.
March 30th, 2012 at 4:03 pm
Facebook is a bad idea with K-12 students! However, several teachers I know have had tremendous success with edmodo–it is more of a controlled environment with a FB-like feel.