How Social Media is Useful for Students
       How Students Benefit From Using Social Media          Photo curtesy google image         One reason social media is so popular is that it allows people to personalize the way they experience and interact with the Web. Tools like Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram used to be almost exclusively used to take a break from academics, but social media is increasingly being leveraged as a study tool, especially for today's tech-savvy students. Our recent research around college study trends found that over 70% of students feel that the technology they use to study should be as tailored to their needs as social media feeds. We're fast working to achieve this with significant student experience updates to our  ALEKS  and Connect adaptive learning platforms, and with 2015 finals fast approaching we've also come up with some practical ideas to help students use social media for more personalized and collaborative studying     Create a community : It's common for many students...