I think some aspects of social media can be good for learning. Social media has become the go to source for developing news stories. I think students researching news topics using social media can be a good activity. They'll definitely have to learn to weed out false or exaggerated statements, but major news outlets regularly turn to social media for getting information about developing stories so having the students do the same would be a good exercise.

I don't really see the need for social media between students. I think there are other tools out there that do a much better job. I've used social media in an academic capacity during my undergrad and I didn't feel like it added any value. It felt more cumbersome to try and track responses to my comments. I would've much preferred using Blackboard rather than social media in this case. (D. Goff)