Using Social Networking as an Educational space for 21st CenturyE-Learners, and Review of Pervious Literature–Edmodo

Nowadays, the social network has significant effects on all aspects of our life and as a strongmedium helps tremendously in the field of education. As a complementary space for stimulating,social networking sites (SNSs) become an important part of a 21st-century. Social networks havemany advantages for educational purpose and they are basically used to stay connected withprospective educators and also to receive educational content. However, one of the main socialnetworking sites which are designed for the classroom is Edmodo, It is claimed that Edmodocreates a safe environment space for both educators and learners. Although Edmodo is a toolsimilar to Facebook, this article will investigate the review of pervious literatures about the use ofEdmodo platform as an educational space, the result showed that Edmodo is a powerful and safeeducational environment for class because students can improve their knowledge and engagementvia participation in tasks and discussions

Keywords:

Social Networking , Edmodo , Student Performance