Social Communication Networks the Most Powerful Present at the Service of Education

Abstract

This study aimed at building up a knowledge matrix in which the features of the pictures of social communication networks, their concept, most famous ones and their role in serving teaching are revealed. They are web sites and different and various software's which allow people to interact around an idea , a piece of information , a topic or a certain aim .Any educational institution , for example , can initiate blogs or electronic sites specific for them . They allow their students to have access to communication and writing in them about their affairs, interests and educational activities. Social networks have been designed as a new communication language for internet users in society in order to overcome the factors of both place and time cope with current novelties, strengthen social relationships between users to break the barrier of some individuals social isolation, create opportunities for knowledge interactivity and communication and keep up with the huge amount of information, in a way that has increased the desire for learning. Social communication networks are important information media which have recently spread and played political, economic, social and educational roles in the world as are the case in the USA and china. The role of social communication networks (new media) is no longer confined to communication with friends, exchange of social and political debates and spread of beliefs, but their role exceed them .Many companies started to use these sites for marketing their products for communicating with the target crowd. Governments used them for spreading data, information, news and receiving views and comments from people.

However, some people disagree with the idea of using and incorporating some sites of social networks in education as this does not allow equal learning opportunities and makes the learns thinking mechanic and addict to the computer some government like Germany and china expressed their concern about the use of face book, twitter and you tube sites because it violates the private and public rights of students personal files. The study concluded the emphasis on the importance of informational revolution and benefit from their various sites and networks and their current and future effects, especially in educational and teaching fields by encouraging governments to pass legislations on those sites to protect their citizens from the risks and disadvantages of those social networks. People of businesses and companies also should think of solutions such as the use of-Search drives- more specialized Arabic social and scientific network to enrich users scientifically and socially.

Keywords: Network, Social communication, Electronic sites, Blogs, Electronic learning.