STUDY OF SOCIAL MEDIA USE BY MODERN YOUTH: ENTERTAINMENT OR EDUCATIONAL PROCESS TOOL?
The article discusses the features of the use of social networks in the educational process. The results of an experimental study and analysis of the opinions of students of the Vladikavkaz branch of the Financial University on the use of social networks in everyday life and in education are discussed. The authors express their opinion on the application of this technology in the process of training highly qualified specialists. The purpose of this work is to study the popularity and intensity of the use of social networks by modern youth, as well as to analyze the possibilities and directions of using network tools to improve the practice-oriented educational process.