Modern Applied Science; Vol. 12, No. 3; 2018 ISSN 1913-1844 E-ISSN 1913-1852 Published by Canadian Center of Science and Education 164 The Impact of the Use of YouTube and Facebook on Students’ Academic Achievement in Geography Course at the University of Jordan for the Bachelor's Degree Mamon Saleem Al Zboun 1 , Saif Al Deen Al Ghammaz 2 & Malik Saleem Al Zboun 1 1 The University of Jordan, Jordan 2 Languages Center, University of Jordan, Jordan Correspondence: Mamon Saleem Al Zboun, The University of Jordan, Jordan. E-mail: m.alzboon@yahoo.com Received: January 3, 2018 Accepted: February 13, 2018 Online Published: February 28, 2018 doi:10.5539/mas.v12n3p164 URL: https://doi.org/10.5539/mas.v12n3p164 Abstract The aim of this study is to investigate the impact of the use of YouTube and Facebook on students’ academic achievement in geography course at the University of Jordan for the bachelor's degree, and the effect of the variable of the cumulative average. The study was conducted in the first semester of the academic year 2017/2018. The study consists of two groups: the first was taught by using YouTube and Facebook and the number of its members is (43) students, and the second group which is the control group was (34) students. A quasi-experimental approach was used and the study’s tools were the educational material designed in a manner consistent with the methods of YouTube and Facebook, and a 25-point achievement test to measure the students' achievement in geography course. The validity and reliability of the study tools were verified by known scientific methods. The results showed that there was a statistically significant effect on the achievement of the students of the University of Jordan in the geography course due to the variable of method of teaching and to the two experimental groups that were taught using the methods of YouTube and Facebook. There are too statistically significant differences (α = 0.05) due to the cumulative average and the significance was in favor of those with good, very good and excellent assessments. Keywords: Facebook, YouTube, achievement 1. Introduction It has become possible to adopt a number of modern techniques that help in the development of educational learning process, which may assist in refining the skill of the student and teacher in accessing and using information in classrooms. Out of these modern educational techniques is the social networks such as Facebook and Twitter, Smartphone’s and Internet-based communication software such as Skype and others. The 2 nd generation Web is based on a number of key tools, including blogs, social bookmarking and social networks that are interactive and connected to a virtual medium, which is considered one of the latest technologies used in education. It is called the 2 nd generation of e-learning, it is learning via social Internet networks (Al-Masri, 2014). The design of the social networks serves as a novel language of communication and connection amongst Internet users, relying on the techniques of the 2 nd generation Web, which overcome the barriers of space and time. Besides this, they worked to consolidate social relations between users to break the fence of social isolation in a lot of individuals, these networks are characterized by interactivity and communication in a collaborative virtual medium (Hamdi, 2010). Social networks are seen as Internet-based web sites where millions of people share common interests. These social networks allow users to share files and pictures, create blogs, send messages,share videos and have instant conversations. Zaidah (2012) indicated that the reason for naming these networks sites with social networks is their high potential in communicating with friends and colleagues as well as strengthening the social bonds between their