The rise of social media throughout the world, of course trickles its way into schools and education as a whole. There are many factors to consider when deciding how and when to use social media in the classroom. As with any technology, we should not be using it for the sake of using it. There must be intention behind our actions. How you are using social media should also correlate with the age of the students you work with. It's not terribly appropriate, for example, to use Facebook with my preschool class. It is very appropriate to teach students about politics and the use of social media, like this project discussed here. Student privacy, and digital citizenship should also be taken into account. This also provides a good lesson in writing or creating for your audience. Social media can successfully be used in the classroom, as long as teachers carefully consider how and why they are using it.
Saturday, June 22, 2019
Social Media in Education
To Tweet or not to Tweet
The rise of social media throughout the world, of course trickles its way into schools and education as a whole. There are many factors to consider when deciding how and when to use social media in the classroom. As with any technology, we should not be using it for the sake of using it. There must be intention behind our actions. How you are using social media should also correlate with the age of the students you work with. It's not terribly appropriate, for example, to use Facebook with my preschool class. It is very appropriate to teach students about politics and the use of social media, like this project discussed here. Student privacy, and digital citizenship should also be taken into account. This also provides a good lesson in writing or creating for your audience. Social media can successfully be used in the classroom, as long as teachers carefully consider how and why they are using it.
I had not previously viewed social media as something that could be viewed as strictly professional. Teachers can and should utilize these tools to learn from peers and share ideas. Having a professional social media presence, is something students can learn from and parents may enjoy knowing their child’s teacher is staying up to date with current teaching strategies and methods. I am new to Twitter, but I am enjoying having it as a strictly professional social media account. These 10 Tips for Tweeting Teachers provides valuable insight into, not only the Twitter basics, but once you are more comfortable and active, analyzing your presence there. Using social media for it's highest good, versus all the negative press you often hear, should definitely get more attention. A quote from danah boyd's "It's Complicated" stood out to me, "The internet mirrors, magnifies, and makes more visible the good, bad and ugly of everyday life." This is something I think everyone has observed and I want to do my part to put more 'good' out there to be reflected.
The rise of social media throughout the world, of course trickles its way into schools and education as a whole. There are many factors to consider when deciding how and when to use social media in the classroom. As with any technology, we should not be using it for the sake of using it. There must be intention behind our actions. How you are using social media should also correlate with the age of the students you work with. It's not terribly appropriate, for example, to use Facebook with my preschool class. It is very appropriate to teach students about politics and the use of social media, like this project discussed here. Student privacy, and digital citizenship should also be taken into account. This also provides a good lesson in writing or creating for your audience. Social media can successfully be used in the classroom, as long as teachers carefully consider how and why they are using it.
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