Educational Social Media Platforms and Edmodo Sample Application
Abstract
The main objective of this study, analysis of educational social media platform to more effectively use the power of social media in the education environment and demonstrate the sample application referring to Edmodo with a high utilization rate by teachers and students due to studies on the use of educational social media platforms was not effective enough in our country. For this purpose, examined in depth teacher candidates' views on the use of the Edmodo and the views on the availability of educational purposes social media platforms in education. Working group of the research is composed 61 Computer and Instructional Technologies Education department teacher candidates who was studying 2014-2015 fall semester and prefer interpersonal communication course in elective course. The study was applied to mixed methods research based on the combined use of qualitative and quantitative research methods and grounded method.
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