1. Social media (SM)  Consists two words – “social and Media”  Originally designed for college students in US (Harvard University College Student, 2004)  Later expanded to different educational settings  Worldwide 800 million subscribers  Brought changes in: -pedagogical and technological applications  Effective in Education Use of Social Media in Secondary School Presented by: Bishal Kumar Bhandari, Phd Student Kathmandu University, Nepal 2013

2. ICT’s in Education in Nepal  ICT for instruction in school education  Master Plan includes:  ICT infrastructure; internet connectivity  Laptop for child in 26 schools; 6 districts  Developed digital learning materials for:  Nepali, Math, English and Science  Computer in 3038, and  Internet in 85 schools  But, this initiatives forgot use of SM

3. Uses of Social Media Perception regarding Social Media  Parents- Social media interrupts children  Student- Very much essential in study  Teacher- Moderate United States Recent study shows: 96% of student use social media & networks 60 % use for educational subjects 76% parent felt SM improves reading and writing  support educational activities by making: –interaction, collaboration, participation

4. Face Book Uses  FB from school perspective  Educate students on the proper utilization  Students today demand more:  Autonomy  Connectivity  Interaction and  Socio-experiential  Involving students in achieving:  Learning tasks and  Successful transfer of knowledge  Developing positive attitude towards learning  Enables teachers for constructive teaching

5. Analysis  Less prioritization in SM in ICT policy  Focuses on distribution of Computer, printer (hardware)  No focus on SM in curriculum  Cultural reproduction  Traditional mind set of bureaucracy  Functional-structural maintenance  Expensive technology

6. Promoting SM  Expensing the use of Internet  Counseling, monitoring  Communicate about school activities  Promoting for the positive use of SM  Motivate parents and teacher to use SM  Communicate all the activity through SM