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Table 2 An overview of the social media tools the students use and the reasons

From: An exploration of the possible educational opportunities and the challenges at the intersection of the physical and digital worlds occupied by 10–14 year-old students

Tools

One to one

Group

Text only

Multimedia

Reasons students use social media

House party

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Socialise

Connect with more than one person

Instagram

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Socialise

Find out the latest news

See what other people are doing

Contact people overseas

Fun

FaceTime

Yes

No

No

Yes

Connect with friends

Show things to friends

Communicate with others

Pinterest

No

No

No

Yes

Socialise

Fun

Follow trends

Look for different ideas

To keep up with updates

Snapchat

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Socialise

Funny filters you can put on yourself

Text people

iMessage

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Connect with friends

Send creative notes to others

Keep in touch with others far away

YouTube

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Visually learn from videos

Entertainment

To watch other people’s lives