Personal Learning Network can be very helpful in connecting people because you are able to share your ideas, resources and offer your assistance to your social network and in turn you can benefit from what others have to offer. However, it can also be problematic because if you tend to follow networks that have the same opinions, values and vision as yours, you may limit yourselves to what you only know or interested in. Thus, if you as an educator are familiarising yourself only with certain network you may be biased and less open to new ideas in your pedagogy. Hence, this can have a negative impact when you are teaching your students.

Social media in education has many benefits. It can help enhancing communication, information sharing, educational opportunities, and networking opportunities.

YouTube, Instagram, and Facebook can be helpful social platforms that students use for learning, especially in the form of video format. Facebook and Instagram even help students share and exchange knowledge through live sessions, messages, and interactive communities.

However, some of the issues that we can face when using social media in educational settings is that it can create addiction, cyberbullying, distraction, and provide false information.

The use of social media in the vulnerable sector can be challenging for various reasons, for example, a vulnerable person may not be fully capable of using social media without the assistance of someone else. They may need to rely on others to assist them and they have to be sure that they can trust this individual. Some vulnerable people may not have a full understanding of how social media operates. In addition, their information may be misused and they may not be able to safeguard themselves.