Social Media: Do the Prospective Teachers Use it with Awareness?

K. Arunkumar *, T. Premalatha **
* Department of Education, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India.
** Department of Education (SDE), Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India.
Periodicity:October - December'2021
DOI : https://doi.org/10.26634/jet.18.3.18277

Abstract

Although Social Media is an important and inevitable socializing tool of the modern era, people need to use it with caution for avoiding cybercrime and health issues. The issue is not with social media, it is how individuals use it. This study is being conducted to determine prospective teachers' social media usage awareness based on this viewpoint. It is observed in general that prospective teachers are using social media without proper awareness. A total number of 324 prospective Teachers were selected as respondents from various Teacher Training Institutions in Erode District, Tamil Nadu, India, using a simple random sampling technique. In this descriptive research study, the “Social Media Usage Inventory” developed by Arunkumar and Premalatha (2017) was used as a data collection tool. Data was analysed through mean, standard deviation, Student 't' test and one way ANOVA (Using Microsoft Excel 2007 Data analysis package). The result of the study indicated that prospective teachers' awareness level of social media usage was moderate in Erode District. The study recommends that digital literacy concepts should be included in the Teacher Education curriculum.

Keywords

Social Media, Social Media Usage, Tech-Savvy Teachers, Digital Literacy of prospective Teachers, Social Media Awareness.

How to Cite this Article?

Arunkumar, K., and Premalatha, T. (2021). Social Media: Do the Prospective Teachers Use it with Awareness? i-manager's Journal of Educational Technology, 18(3), 54-62. https://doi.org/10.26634/jet.18.3.18277

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