title: Social Network Sites as Educational Factors.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  in this present era, the technology development has established certain type of communication. Nowadays education as the fundamental principle in transferring cognition to the learners has found various methods. Recently the concept that social networks could be effective tool in easing the achievement to the educational goals has been under attention. Therefore, this investigation is trying to find out whether, the social networks could play role on the process of education among students?
  
  
  METHODS
  This cross sectional descriptive study was performed on 1000 students from 7 medical universities in 2015. The data collection tool was questionnaire that was approved Cronbach's alpha: was 0.85. Meanwhile its validity was confirmed too. The obtained data were analyzed by the descriptive statistic, ANOVA, Turkey and used X(2) SPSS-19.
  
  
  RESULTS
  In this investigation, 940 subjects were under study. 85% used daily the social network. The highest usage was attributed to the Telegram. 52% preferred image suitable for transferring of information. Even though, 73% believed that these networks have significant effects on coordinating of students with in university charges.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Considering the findings of the present study, it is proposed that the universities integrate the social networks in the education programs and recognize it as the awareness factor, therefore benefit it in the educational affairs.
authors.affiliation: School of Dentistry, Student Research Committee, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Mazandaran, Iran.
authors.forename: Alireza
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ebrahimpour
authors.affiliation: School of Pharmacy, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Mazandaran, Iran.
authors.forename: Farnaz
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Rajabali
authors.affiliation: School of Dentistry, Student Research Committee, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Mazandaran, Iran.
authors.forename: Fatemeh
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Yazdanfar
authors.affiliation: School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Reza
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Azarbad
authors.affiliation: Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Gorgan, Golestan, Iran.
authors.forename: Majid Rezaei
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Nodeh
authors.affiliation: School of Allied Medical Sciences, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Mazandaran, Iran.
authors.forename: Hasan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Siamian
authors.affiliation: School of Medicine, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Mazandaran, Iran.
authors.forename: Mohammad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Vahedi
keywords: Education; Iran; M-learning; Mazandaran; Sari; Social Network Sites; Student