Usefulness of social networks in the development of learning

The objective of this article was to analyze the educational use of social networks with the support of playful strategies to promote the educational work of teachers in educational institutions. Theoretically, he relied on background foundations in the field of psychology, such as: Watson, Skynner, Piaget, Vygostky, Ausubel, Maslow, among others, to address the issue of motivation; all supported by the research by Sanchez (2014), as well as Dominguez et al. (2017), De Moral et al. (2014), Suasnabas et al. (2017), to address the issue of ICT in Education, while Garcia et al. (2013), Siemens and Weller (2011) and Haro (2010), support approaches to social networks. Methodologically, it was based on a qualitative route to know the nature that circumscribes the phenomenon, complemented with a type of documentary research, with documentary review techniques and bibliographic analysis. It is concluded that social networks can become a useful tool, by allowing teachers, from the playful perspective, to create alternatives that are attractive and enjoyable both in classroom activities and in extra-class activities.