Exploring Role of Social Media in Schools Date: 8 th June 2016 This time my blog is all about exploring the role of social media in schools. Since I am myself a social media addict, which is very visible from my love for blogging and my use of Facebook. I have been writing so regularly but never came across the idea of how actually schools could benefit from the use of social media, what is the hidden potential for students, teachers and schools. Some exploration that I was able to do regarding the use which I feel will be quiet helpful for schools, teachers and students is shared below. While skimming through a blog on how schools used social media (N.Vidyarthi, 2012) I came across some interesting figures regarding the use of Twitter and LinkedIn in schools. Most universities had started using Twitter to reach their students, from 0% in 2008 – 2009 this percentage had jumped to 84% in 2012, similarly the increase in use of LinkedIn was observed as 47% in only two