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With most of the youth (and adults) being consta...
Mysak, B. (2014). Social media use in education (Standard YouTube licence)
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TeXPlanations. (2019). Social media explained (CC BY-NC-ND)
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GCF LearnFree. (nd). What is Facebook?
Now that you have a clear understanding of what Fa...
wikiHow. (2020). How to use Facebook - Getting started (CC BY-NC-SA).
GCF FreeLearn. (nd). Getting started with Facebook (copy)
Often when we create a new account we don't always...
GCF LearnFree. (nd). Facebook: adjusting your account settings
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Now that you have created a Facebook account, let'...
GCF LearnFree. (nd). Sharing on Facebook
Sometimes you may want to communicate privately wi...
wikiHow. (2020). How to video chat on Facebook. (CC BY-NC-SA).
GCF LearnFree. (nd). Facebook chat and messages
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wikiHow. (2020). How to Create a Facebook page. (CC BY-NC-SA).
GCF LearnFree. (nd). Facebook groups
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Posting on Facebook reaches all your contacts, and...
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Understanding Facebook privacyIt is extremely impo...
wikiHow. (2020). How to Manage Facebook Privacy Settings. (CC BY-NC-SA).
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What is WhatsApp?WhatsApp, owned by Facebook, is a...
GCF LearnFree. (nd). Getting started with WhatsApp
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There are some great benefits of using a messaging...
wikiHow. (2020). How to Send Free Text Messages with WhatsApp. (CC BY-NC-SA).
GCF LearnFree. (nd). WhatsApp: text messaging
One of the useful features that WhatsApp offers is...
WhatsApp. (2019). How to make a group on WhatsApp
wikiHow. (2020). How to Create a Group in WhatsApp. (CC BY-NC-SA).
Another advantage of using WhatsApp is that you ar...
GCF LearnFree. (nd). WhatsApp: voice calls
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Alternative social media optionsNot a fan of the s...
Google Workspace Learning Centre. (2020). FAQ: Google Meet, Google Chat and Google Hangouts
Google Workspace Learning Centre. (2020). What can you do with Google Chat?
Google Workspace Learning Centre. (2020). Google Meet training and help
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Facebook. (nd). Facebook educator guide
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Google Workspace Learning Centre. (2020). Google Meet training and help
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YouTube videos: Social media in education
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MGSLG. (2018). Social networks for teaching, learning and communication. (CC BY-SA).
MoPSE. (2017). Zimbabwe ICT essentials for teachers: Email and social media. (CC BY-SA).
TEDxNorwichED, Dyer, H. (2016). Incorporating and accounting for social media in education. (CC BY-NC-ND).
TEFL & TESOL Courses. (2020). 7 ideas on using social media. (CC BY).
TeXPlanations. (2019). Social media explained. (CC BY-NC-ND).
wikiHow. (2020). How to Create a Group in WhatsApp. (CC BY-NC-SA).
wikiHow. (2020). How to Manage Facebook Privacy Settings. (CC BY-NC-SA).
wikiHow. (2020). How to Send Free Text Messages with WhatsApp. (CC BY-NC-SA).
wikiHow. (2020). How to use Facebook - Getting started (CC BY-NC-SA).
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TeXPlanations. (2019). Social media explained (CC BY-NC-ND)
GCF LearnFree. (nd). What is Facebook?
wikiHow. (2020). How to use Facebook - Getting started (CC BY-NC-SA).
GCF FreeLearn. (nd). Getting started with Facebook (copy)
GCF LearnFree. (nd). Facebook: adjusting your account settings
GCF LearnFree. (nd). Sharing on Facebook
wikiHow. (2020). How to video chat on Facebook. (CC BY-NC-SA).
GCF LearnFree. (nd). Facebook chat and messages
wikiHow. (2020). How to Create a Facebook page. (CC BY-NC-SA).
GCF LearnFree. (nd). Facebook groups
wikiHow. (2020). How to Manage Facebook Privacy Settings. (CC BY-NC-SA).
GCF LearnFree. (nd). Understanding Facebook privacy
GCF LearnFree. (nd). Getting started with WhatsApp
wikiHow. (2020). How to Send Free Text Messages with WhatsApp. (CC BY-NC-SA).
GCF LearnFree. (nd). WhatsApp: text messaging
WhatsApp. (2019). How to make a group on WhatsApp
wikiHow. (2020). How to Create a Group in WhatsApp. (CC BY-NC-SA).
GCF LearnFree. (nd). WhatsApp: voice calls
Google Workspace Learning Centre. (2020). FAQ: Google Meet, Google Chat and Google Hangouts
Google Workspace Learning Centre. (2020). What can you do with Google Chat?
Google Workspace Learning Centre. (2020). Google Meet training and help
Facebook. (nd). Facebook educator guide
Google Workspace Learning Centre. (2020). FAQ: Google Meet, Google Chat and Google Hangouts
Google Workspace Learning Centre. (2020). What can you do with Google Chat?
Google Workspace Learning Centre. (2020). Google Meet training and help
YouTube videos: Social media in education
Forum discussion: Using social media in the teaching environment
MGSLG. (2018). Social networks for teaching, learning and communication. (CC BY-SA).
MoPSE. (2017). Zimbabwe ICT essentials for teachers: Email and social media. (CC BY-SA).
TEDxNorwichED, Dyer, H. (2016). Incorporating and accounting for social media in education. (CC BY-NC-ND).
TeXPlanations. (2019). Social media explained. (CC BY-NC-ND).
wikiHow. (2020). How to Create a Group in WhatsApp. (CC BY-NC-SA).
wikiHow. (2020). How to Manage Facebook Privacy Settings. (CC BY-NC-SA).
wikiHow. (2020). How to Send Free Text Messages with WhatsApp. (CC BY-NC-SA).
wikiHow. (2020). How to use Facebook - Getting started (CC BY-NC-SA).
GCF LearnFree. (nd). Facebook
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