Abstract:
Actuality. Today, social networks and messengers are present every day in the life of a modern person, and act not only as tools for communication, but also have a powerful educational potential. In this regard, the study of the peculiarities of the use of
social networks and messengers as tools in the educational process becomes relevant. The goal of this article is to investigate the
peculiarities of using social networks and messengers as tools for teaching history in higher educational institutions of Ukraine. The results. The study highlights the educational possibilities of Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube and Telegram, as these networks and applications are the most popular, according to research and surveys, among Ukrainian students. The article presents
options for tasks that can be performed in social networks and messengers, materials and channels that will be useful to teachers.
The work highlights the difficulties that teachers and students may face when using these tools and offers options for solving the
problems. First of all, these are errors, inaccuracies, falsified data, in this regard, the teacher must check the materials he presents in classes and urge and teach students to be careful with the information they find and use, check it with other official sources and materials. It is important to develop and provide students with clear, understandable assessment criteria when working with social networks and messengers. The appropriateness of the use of these tools during the study of a certain topic, subject for qualitative
assimilation of the material and not overloading is of significant importance. The conclusions. It has been established that the use
of social networks and messengers during the study of history at a university contributes to overcoming psychological barriers, developing creativity, creativity, digital skills among students, understanding the need to observe information hygiene, combating misinformation, historical myths and fakes. Under the condition of conscious and responsible teaching of history and the use of digital tools, it is possible to minimize all risks, and social networks and messengers will become useful in highlighting certain
topics, securing materials, and completing tasks.
