Vygotsky and technology

Vygotsky's research on childhood development can be applied to children and their use of technology. Vygotsky's theory revolves around the social interaction of children that leads to a greater level of development. I think that the use of social media such as Hotmail, Facebook  twitter, or Google docs can enable students in the classroom to perform at higher levels because of the positive interaction. Students operate best within their zone of proximal development (ZPD), and students can have a higher ZPD when amongst higher cognitively functioning peers. So, I strongly believe social media used responsibly for education can be greatly beneficial.