El facebook como herramienta evidenciadora del trabajo grupal con estudiantes de EGB superior

Abstract

This paper aims to conduct a study of the social network Facebook as an evidencing tool of group work with middle school students. For this, it has been taken as a reference, some research made in other countries where Facebook has been used as a tool to develop the group work within the schools. As in the case of Colombia, Argentina, Peru, Spain and Ecuador, where they mention the importance of implementing ICT in education as an instrument to demonstrate the activity of the working group. Group work is presented as a cultural exchange activity, which from the interaction, involvement learning is achieved. In this sense, virtual meetings are promoted through the social network Facebook, to encourage participatory action in working groups. Facebook represents a center of interest for people and an easy access to enable connections between individuals who are distant in real time. This is a benefit for education but it requires some of the advantages and disadvantages this communicational tool possesses, to be considered, so its use can be effective. The social network towards the group work represents an innovation strategy but considers many requirements for its use, that is why the teacher in his role of mediator, must plan every action to be taken, which will allow to make use of the different potential his/her class possesses.