Social Media and Students
I apologize for the video syncing. Screencastify just ain't what she used to be.
I have a feeling that this week's chapter will stir up a struggle with all of you. It is a sensitive subject for the majority of teachers as social media and students is a tough beast to tame. I just had this issue two days ago as a teacher was frustrated with students abusing Hangouts during class. So it begs me to question the approach of banning something. For some reason, these students want to use Hangouts. What if you found a way to use Hangouts for the purpose of learning? (I know...easier said than done, but certainly something to ponder.)
So your job this week is to brainstorm a way to utilize a form of social media in your classroom. You could use a class social media account and reach out to an expert. You could utilize a specific hashtag that represents your learning. You could use any number of the tools that I'll list below to practice social media. It could even be spending time talking about the impact of social media and setting up norms/expectations if you were to utilize it for learning. Why is this important?
If you are highly against this idea, feel free to share your ideas of why. I don't want to assume that you do this project just because I said so. :) I welcome all points of view.
- Here is the article about Blue and digital citizenship
- Here is my posts on Today's Meet
- Here is a resource on how to post items from SeeSaw to social media
- Here is the direct link to SeeSaw if you are unfamiliar
- Common Sense has a ton of resources on digital citizenship, here is their section on digital footprint
