Using social networking sites to share information in Education

Abstract

Provide information and communication technologies every daynew services , including services ( Web 2.0) , which are through socialnetworking sites , which have become valuable and of great significancefor the communities , including the student community and the aim of thisstudy to identify the purpose of the use of social networking sites and theirimpact on an individual's life , especially young people and the use of thecase study method and the way the distribution of the questionnaire tostudents of the Faculty of Al-Mansour University for the academic year(2012-2013) , and was a representative sample of (100 ) students and ofthe results of the study and the proportion (37%) are using sites foreducational purposes and with a desire to communicate in order tosupport the curriculum academic and easy and economical these servicesin communication , with a high proportion of the use of the socialnetworking site ( Facebook ) Among the recommendations the need forcolleges and scientific departments and information centers and librariesto find sites social networking with bind staff teaching in communion withthe students in presenting scientific material and receiving duties and putlectures on sites for the purpose of discussion for more than once.