Social media applications provide diverse options for students interests such as colorful graphics, free choice of applications, and games (Gleason, 2019).

Real-World collaborative conversations can occur on different topics students are interested in. Students can also pose questions to peers or other individuals around the world to hold conversations (Stanford University, n.d.).

Teacher can make connections to what students know already from their everyday life, in general, their funds of knowledge (Stamm and Loomis, 2023).

Based on a study conducted from Apuke and Iyendo (2017); Waqas et al. (2016), mixed results arose as there seems to be no significant correlation or relationship amongst using social media and academic performance based on GPAs. Some students benefit from usage of social media, while others do not.

Students in classrooms can connect and hang outside of the classroom through social media. They can expand conversations to conduct deeper meaning and understanding allowing students comfortably to participate. Some students who never participated in the past before did when using social media (Rudgers Graduate School of Education, n.d.).

Teachers can teach students content in unique, diverse ways allowing them to become innovative learners.

Teacher has the power to reach all students as described in Rudgers article where some students who did not participate before did when using social media. 

Students obtain active engagement and can participate collaboratively (Van Den Beemt, 2017).

Using social media is proclaimed to improve retention of learning and information learned (Educause, 2017).

Students build their rapport by social networking, connecting with others, learning online tools effectively, digital citizenship, and practice literacy skills (Casa-Todd, 2019).