Exploring the use of social networking tools among Lebanese students

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Rana Zein
Hani Lababidi
Maysoun Dimashkieh

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During the last decade, Social Networking (SN) tools have become increasingly popular and are now an important part of our daily lives. SN tools can be brought into the classroom to bear on some of the challenges the faculty face in enabling students to succeed in their education. This study explores various SN tools used by high school students in Lebanon. It gives insight into students’ suggestions and ideas for various formal learning tasks using SN tools that might be beneficial for teaching and learning. Lebanese students were found to use SN applications in their daily lives extensively, for communication, socialization and various formats of formal and informal learning. The most widely used app was the WhatsApp Instant Messenger.


Keywords: social networking tools, formal learning, informal learning.

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Zein, R., Lababidi, H., & Dimashkieh, M. (2017). Exploring the use of social networking tools among Lebanese students. Global Journal of Information Technology: Emerging Technologies, 7(1), 23–32. https://doi.org/10.18844/gjit.v7i1.1936
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Hani Lababidi, Department of Medicine, King Fahed Medical City - CRESENT, 11525, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Department of Medicine, King Fahed Medical City - CRESENT, 11525, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Maysoun Dimashkieh, HAAD, 5674, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

HAAD, 5674, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates