Las redes sociales verticales en los sistemas formales de formación inicial de docentes

A study of social networks in university is presented in this paper in which the potential for improvement in the future teacher initial training was studied. Integrated social networking was integrated in the Bachelor of Education of the Universidad Autonoma Madrid as well as a recording of the students using it. The impact that the use of these technologies has on their academic activities and socialization was studied. We have chosen vertical network format or home network, which offers management and security capabilities and is adaptable to teachers requirements. We conducted a case study in its own vertical social network with three groups of students from Teachers Training (future teachers) following a process of systematic data collection. As it was shown by the study, their use is widespread as an element of social communication and offers improvements in academic use, like educational interaction or motivation. But integration in its current formation is small compared to the possibilities and applications that might be found in other fields.