EVALUATING THE USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA FOR TEACHING PRACTICES FROM LEARNERS’, TEACHERS’ AND PARENTS’ PERSPECTIVES: THE SAMPLE OF EDMODO

Abstract

Although there exist limited studies within the related literature regarding the use of social networks on education, few studies are present with the focus on educationally designated social network tools. Furthermore, there is no such study of use of social networks on education that compares all the sharers. Therefore, the evaluation of employability of Edmodo platform, that targets education and teaching applications, by the sharers (students, teachers, parents etc.) is the main goal of the research. 142 secondary  school students, 6 teachers and 17 parents have participated in the research. The students were separated into three groups; the first group completed the task with the existing method, the second group utilized Moodle platform and the third group employed Edmodo platform. The data were collected through two distinct scales and interview forms. Educational Materials Evaluation Scale and Educational Materials Motivation Scale were used for collection of quantitative data whereas interview forms were used for  the collection of qualitative forms. By the end of the study, it was found that students rated Edmodo platform highly and Facebook interface of Edmodo was impactful in such rating. It was understood that teachers had problems in preparing content in spite of positive inspect  toward Edmodo system .It was concluded that the parents carried the concerns of privacy, primarily for social networks, and thus adopted negative manners; and these manners could be altered with the help of systems such as Edmodo.

Keywords

• Edmodo,social media,, e-learning

SOSYAL MEDYANIN ÖĞRETİM FAALİYETLERİNDE KULLANILMASININ ÖĞRENCİ, ÖĞRETMEN VE VELİLER AÇISINDAN DEĞERLENDİRİLMESİ: EDMODO ÖRNEĞİ

Öz

İlgili alanyazında sosyal ağların öğretimde kullanılmasına odaklanan birçok çalışma bulunmasına rağmen öğretimsel açıdan tasarlanan ve sosyal ağ araçlarına odaklanan sınırlı sayıda çalışma bulunmaktadır. Ayrıca sosyal ağların öğretimde kullanımı ile ilgili tüm paydaşları karşılaştıran bir çalışma bulunmamaktadır. Bu nedenle amacı öğretim faaliyeti olan Edmodo platformunun kullanılabilirliğinin ana paydaşlarca (öğrenci, öğretmen, veli) değerlendirilmesi araştırmanın ana temel amacı olarak belirlenmiştir. Araştırmaya 142 ortaokul öğrencisi, 6 öğretmen ve 17 veli katılmıştır. Öğrenciler üç farklı gruba ayrılmış ve birinci grup süregelen yöntemle, ikinci grup Moodle platformuyla, üçüncü grup ise Edmodo platformuyla görevleri tamamlamıştır. Katılımcılardan veriler iki farklı ölçek ve görüşme formlarıyla toplanmıştır. Nicel verilerinin toplanmasında Öğretim Materyali Değerlendirme Ölçeği ve Öğretim Materyali’ne İlişkin Motivasyon Ölçeği, nitel verilerinin toplanması içinse görüşme formu kullanılmıştır. Araştırma sonucunda öğrencilerin Edmodo sistemini yüksek puanla değerlendirdikleri, bu değerlendirmede Edmodo’nun Facebook arayüzünün etkisi olduğu yorumu yapılmıştır. Öğretmenlerin Edmodo sistemine karşı olumlu görüş bildirmelerine rağmen bu tür ortamlara içerik hazırlamada sorun yaşadıkları anlaşılmıştır. Velilerin başta sosyal ağ olmak üzere dijital ortamlarda gizlilik kaygılarının olduğu bu nedenle olumsuz bir tutum içinde oldukları anlaşılmış, Edmodo vb. sistemlerle bu olumsuzlukların giderilebileceği sonucuna erişilmiştir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Edmodo,sosyal medya,e-öğrenme

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