Lesson 3 - Social Media in the Classroom
In this lesson, you will learn how social media can be used in the classroom. You will read a teacher handbook for using Twitter. You will also read about the possibilities of using Facebook in education. You will watch a video about a teacher that used Facebook for a class project. Then, you will use Twitter to discuss what you have learned about incorporating social media in the classroom.
Our students use social media, and many of us adults do too. Social media is an online venue for social communities. People can gather online in communities and discuss just about anything. This is one of the reasons schools block social media sites from the school computers. They are afraid students will waste time in class socializing online or learning about inappropriate content. Some schools and teachers, however, are attempting to turn the tide on social media’s stigma in the education world. Social media is starting to be used to foster discussions in a virtual classroom. Teachers are finding that even the students who don’t like to talk in class have a voice online. Students are already comfortable with using social media, and educators are learning how to bring the classroom into the students’ comfort zones.
Now it’s your turn:
Step 1: Read “Twitter Handbook for Teachers”
Step 2: Read “Social Media in Education: The Power of Facebook”
Step 3: Watch the video below about how a high school teacher used Facebook in an AP U.S. History class.
Activity:
Log in or create an account on https://twitter.com. Tweet about what you’ve learned so far about using social media in the classroom. Use the hashtag #OnlineToolsCourse so we can keep our comments together as a class. Have fun tweeting!
Our students use social media, and many of us adults do too. Social media is an online venue for social communities. People can gather online in communities and discuss just about anything. This is one of the reasons schools block social media sites from the school computers. They are afraid students will waste time in class socializing online or learning about inappropriate content. Some schools and teachers, however, are attempting to turn the tide on social media’s stigma in the education world. Social media is starting to be used to foster discussions in a virtual classroom. Teachers are finding that even the students who don’t like to talk in class have a voice online. Students are already comfortable with using social media, and educators are learning how to bring the classroom into the students’ comfort zones.
Now it’s your turn:
Step 1: Read “Twitter Handbook for Teachers”
Step 2: Read “Social Media in Education: The Power of Facebook”
Step 3: Watch the video below about how a high school teacher used Facebook in an AP U.S. History class.
Activity:
Log in or create an account on https://twitter.com. Tweet about what you’ve learned so far about using social media in the classroom. Use the hashtag #OnlineToolsCourse so we can keep our comments together as a class. Have fun tweeting!