UTILIZATION OF SOCIAL MEDIA AS A PPKn LEARNING MEDIA DURING PANDEMIC COVID-19 IN MTs COUNTRY 1 LABUAN

Abstract

This study aims to (1) describe PPKn teachers using social media as learning media during the covid-19 pandemic at MTsN 1 Labuan (2) Describe the effectiveness of Civics learning by utilizing social media as learning media during the pandemic. The type of research used is qualitative research. Techniques and data acquisition tools used were interviews and documentation to PPKn teachers, and students. The data analysis techniques used are data reduction, data presentation and data verification. Based on the results of the study, it was concluded (1) PPKn teachers used social media as a learning medium, namely preparing the types of social media used by WhatsApp, learning tools, creating WhatsApp groups, inviting students to join the group. Utilize WhatsApp to send attendance lists, materials and assignments. Teachers and students interact through groups or private chats. The teacher sends the exam questions to the group, also evaluates the students by looking at the student's activity during the learning process. (2) The use of WhatsApp social media is quite effective, because it refers to several aspects to realize effective learning, namely, teachers are required to be able to make systematic teaching preparations, teachers prepare learning media in accordance with learning objectives and other learning tools. Quality learning process, the teaching and learning process is still fairly ordinary, because in the delivery of material, the teacher only sends material in the form of pictures. The time used in the learning process is effective, the learning process is approximately 30 minutes, seeing the activity of students who rarely ask questions. Teachers and students have high motivation, students feel motivated to carry out the learning process. There is a good interactive relationship between the teacher and students, seeing the activeness of students asking questions and the responses that students give to the teacher.