Generation y candidate teachers and social media

The implications of technology era intertwined with the social media generation y to determine the characteristics of working life, productivity, would be helpful in terms of giving direction to the effectiveness and productivity are considered. In this study to determine the characteristics of being born Y generation of teachers who will start his career in a few years, aimed use of social media has become a part of daily life to predict the effects of the profession. Content analysis method which is frequently used in qualitative research is preferred in analyzing research data. The study group of the study consisted of 65 people composed of candidate teachers enrolled in the formation program. The research data were obtained by semi-structured interview form. As a result of the research; Candidates teacher in generation Y have personal priorities when appointed as teachers; perform myself, to provide personal development, to gain effective communication skills, equality and justice, family, order, being a leader, responsibility awareness, love and respect, material power, to gain prestige and help as listed. These candidate teachers stated that social media is often a time-consuming practice. On the positive side, they defined themselves as a way of updating themselves, accessing information and communicating effectively. Social media, which has a lot in our lives, have both positive and negative aspects for teachers. It can be suggested that candidate teachers called the Y generation use the positive aspects of social media and keep their negative side behind their professional life. In addition, the use of social media in accordance with personal and professional priorities can be seen as an increasing element of success.