Social Media as Educational Tool questionnaire analysis Social media in formal education (Slovenia)

Age and gender of respondents Number of respondents: N = 198 Everage age of respondents = 16,5

1. Do you think that the teachers should use Social Media such as Youtube videos/blogs/FB/Instagram in the classroom teaching activities?

2. Do you use emails/Facebook etc 2. Do you use emails/Facebook etc. as to communicate with your teachers and classmates at school? Respons Respons in % never 6,6% rarely 23,7% sometimes 33,8% often 20,7% always 15,2%

3. Which of the following Social Media platforms do you use in the classroom?

Number of Social Media platforms used by students

4. I think that Social Media is a great tool because:

5. How much time do you spend on social networking sites during a typical day?

6. Please check the main reasons why you use social networking websites

7. Do you think that you will achieve better results if Social Media is integrated into lessons? Almost 80% of students don‘t find Social Media suitable for classroom work (!)

8. Do you think that Social Media is the best way for teachers to stay in touch with students? Almost 75 % students believe Social Media not to be suitable for communication with teachers (!)

9. I think the Social Media is not best way for teachers to stay in touch with students because…

10. Are you worried about the potential abuse of Social Media by students?

11. What do you consider to be the main disadvantages of the use of Social Media in school?

12. Does Social Media help you speak English more fluently?