Copyright © 2020 for this paper by its authors. Use permitted under Creative Commons Li- cense Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0). COAPSN-2020: International Workshop on Control, Optimisation and Analytical Processing of Social Networks Opportunities of Social Networks in Educational Activities Olha Anisimova 1[0000-0002-8016-9361] , Lesia Kovalska 1[0000-0002-1579-7708] , Oksana Peleshchyshyn 2[0000-0002-1641-7340] 1 Vasyl’ Stus Donetsk National University, Vinnytsia, Ukraine 2 Lviv Polytechnic National University, Lviv, Ukraine o.anisimova@donnu.edu.ua, l.kovalska@donnu.edu.ua Abstract. The article analyzes the possibilities of socio-communication tech- nologies on the Internet, taking into account the needs of modern users, increas- ing the number of participants in information and communication relationships in the Internet space. It is established that today the number of users of social networks in the world has significantly increased, the area of Internet coverage is increasing, the possibilities of using continuous involvement in the latest in- formation and communication technologies are expanding. The positive and negative consequences of expanding access to the Internet, the involvement and inclusiveness of users of the generation of millennials and buzzers to communi- cate on social networks. The specifics of the use of distance technologies in var- ious forms of education as a separate area of educational services and important content of educational activities in an emergency situation are revealed. The need to use the latest communication technologies to continue the educational process in a pandemic and quarantine in 2020, which is confirmed by the statis- tics and growth rates of the number of Internet and social network users. The means and forms of information communication used in the organization of the educational process in the conditions of quarantine and pandemic, revealed the need to integrate information and communication technologies in all learning processes. This trend of creating conditions and implementing distance learning technologies has emerged both in Ukraine and around the world. Promising ar- eas of further research in this area identified the need to improve mechanisms for implementing educational services using remote technologies, development and implementation of new methods of working in the classroom with elements of gamification, virtualization, control and interactivity of participants in the educational process. Keywords: Social Networks, Information, Communication Technologies, So- cial Act, Level of Inclusion, Educational Activity.