Given the transition we are experiencing towards a new stage in which information and communication technologies are becoming tools not only for information, the purchase or sale of goods, entertainment, but also media that allow the transmission of knowledge, for this it is necessary to keep up to date with new forms of teaching, this implies that both teachers and students adapt their roles to the new teaching and learning strategies, which are provided by web 2.0; It has evolved greatly in recent years, since its creation when it was known as web 1.0, where only the ability to put information and images on the network was allowed, so that people could observe what others posted.
The complication was that it was not possible to modify the content that someone else shared, it was only possible by accessing the computer where the information was generated and modifying it manually. That is why the need arises to find a new way for web users to modify the web pages and at the same time others can learn from the information that was deposited on the websites, that is, feedback, to what now we call web 2.0; In addition to the new technologies that make web pages more user-friendly, adding much more attractive designs that attracted new users and they collaborated for the growth of web 2.0
With the passage of time, web 2.0 has added such a number of members that some have dedicated themselves to taking full advantage of these tools, such as social networks, to be able to use them as means to promote learning, either individually or collectively..
DEVELOPING
An important part for the growing development of social networks as a means of learning is the interest that they arouse among those who use them, since thanks to them communication between members of a teaching group can be more fluid and immediate, favoring a style of more collaborative learning, in which its members are constantly acquiring knowledge and in turn influencing the other members of their community to obtain the amount of knowledge proportional to that of their peers.
En mi experiencia personal utilizando redes sociales como medio de aprendizaje, puedo decir que son una de las mejores herramientas que se han creado para que, nosotros los estudiantes podamos alcanzar nuestro mayor potencial. Ya sea de manera colectiva o individual, las redes sociales facilitan la comunicación entre compañeros y profesores, lo que acorta tiempos de comunicación, que puede ser aprovechados de mejor forma para resolver problemas que puedan presentarse ya rea realizando una investigación o un trabajo de cualquier materia.
Although they are a great means of learning, social networks also have a negative part, which if you do not know how to handle correctly can be counterproductive in the learning process, I mean distraction, an aspect that, in a certain way In this way, it is natural for human beings, since it is very difficult to stay focused on one thing all the time, but that is where the ability of each person to handle this aspect and not allow it to negatively influence the process. Learning.
Overcoming the various obstacles that learning can pose through social networks, these combined with the vast amount of information that exists on the network, form an alliance that, in a correct way, can transmit almost any knowledge to most people that it has the necessary bases to be able to receive this learning.
Another thing that is essential to be able to take advantage of all the knowledge that can be transmitted through the network, whether through social networks or any other means, is knowing how to differentiate what information can be useful from what is not, for this It is essential to have criteria, in addition to knowing how to identify which web sites can offer valuable information and which cannot. Having laid the foundations for good learning, it is necessary to be able to have a good capacity for written expression, since using social networks as a communication channel and added to the fact that dialogue is not done face to face, it can be easy to fall into confusion between who issues the information and who receives it.
CONCLUSION
As described, social networks can become one of the best tools that have been created to make the learning process better and better, but for this it is necessary that the users of these social networks have the fundamentals necessary to be able to make correct use of these means, since with the absence of these foundations, it can be easy to deviate from the original goals that were set, either due to aspects such as distraction or unreliable information that often abounds In the net.
