UTILIZATION OF SOCIAL MEDIA IN THE EFFECTIVE ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN RIVERS STATE

This paper focuses on utilization of social media in the effective administration of public senior secondary schools in Rivers state. The world is today celebrating the advance in communication which has broadened the scope of communication technologies. The concept of social media are; Facebook as a social media tool and its utilization in schools, Twitter as a social media tool and its utilization in schools and the table representing useful twitter terminology, YouTube as a social media tool and its utilization in schools, WhatsApp as a social media tool and its utilization in schools, strategies to enhance use of social media in effective utilization of schools. In conclusion, it has become imperative and instructive for schools to think out of the box by adopting social media to make the system functional at all times, including emergency periods when it will not be convenient to keep the students in school. The adoption of social media in schools will reduce the issue of face-to-face contact learning. This paper also outline some suggestions, Facebook, WhatsApp, LinkedIn, and twitter are utilized in management system, but there are other social network sites with high capabilities and of great benefit to the school management such as QQ, Qzone and Zoom. They should be looked into and see how they can be effectively utilized, E- learning and teaching of social media should be utilized and adopted by the school.