Remake of Remake of Remake of Advantages and Disadvantages of Social Media in Education by https://padlet.com/tiagao/8lf9626cb65v en-us 2018-03-02 00:58:08 UTC 2018-03-02 01:17:22 UTC hello@padlet.com Advantages tiagao https://padlet.com/tiagao/8lf9626cb65v/wish/237243878 2018-03-02 00:58:08 UTC https://padlet.com/tiagao/8lf9626cb65v/wish/237243878 Disadvantages tiagao https://padlet.com/tiagao/8lf9626cb65v/wish/237243879 2018-03-02 00:58:08 UTC https://padlet.com/tiagao/8lf9626cb65v/wish/237243879 With the increasing use of technology, including social media, people's attention spans may be becoming shorter which could make it more difficult to concentrate deeply . tiagao https://padlet.com/tiagao/8lf9626cb65v/wish/237243880 2018-03-02 00:58:08 UTC https://padlet.com/tiagao/8lf9626cb65v/wish/237243880 Using social media in education provides even more opportunities for cyberbullying tiagao https://padlet.com/tiagao/8lf9626cb65v/wish/237243881 2018-03-02 00:58:08 UTC https://padlet.com/tiagao/8lf9626cb65v/wish/237243881 Shy students may be more comfortable contributing to a blog than a class discussion, so social media can provide more opportunities for all students to participate. tiagao https://padlet.com/tiagao/8lf9626cb65v/wish/237243882 2018-03-02 00:58:08 UTC https://padlet.com/tiagao/8lf9626cb65v/wish/237243882 Some students may find this way of learning confusing, and would prefer to work through a text book in which the all information they need is in a clear sequence. tiagao https://padlet.com/tiagao/8lf9626cb65v/wish/237243883 2018-03-02 00:58:08 UTC https://padlet.com/tiagao/8lf9626cb65v/wish/237243883 The teacher and students can communicate more effectively with one another outside class. Students don't need to wait until class to ask questions or clarify concerns. tiagao https://padlet.com/tiagao/8lf9626cb65v/wish/237243884 2018-03-02 00:58:08 UTC https://padlet.com/tiagao/8lf9626cb65v/wish/237243884 Students can take a more active role in the process of education. Rather than just read a textbook, they can create webpages, quizzes and videos. tiagao https://padlet.com/tiagao/8lf9626cb65v/wish/237243885 2018-03-02 00:58:08 UTC https://padlet.com/tiagao/8lf9626cb65v/wish/237243885 Through responding to one another's posts, students can exercise their critical thinking skills. tiagao https://padlet.com/tiagao/8lf9626cb65v/wish/237243886 2018-03-02 00:58:08 UTC https://padlet.com/tiagao/8lf9626cb65v/wish/237243886 Students may spend less time on tasks which could help them to develop emotionally and intellectually, such as reading literature or going to the theatre. tiagao https://padlet.com/tiagao/8lf9626cb65v/wish/237243887 2018-03-02 00:58:08 UTC https://padlet.com/tiagao/8lf9626cb65v/wish/237243887 Students can broaden their knowledge and understanding through communicating with learners in other schools, or even other countries. tiagao https://padlet.com/tiagao/8lf9626cb65v/wish/237243888 2018-03-02 00:58:08 UTC https://padlet.com/tiagao/8lf9626cb65v/wish/237243888 Instructions tiagao https://padlet.com/tiagao/8lf9626cb65v/wish/237243889
  • Read the following opinions about Social Media in Education and put each under the heading 'Advantages' or 'Disadvantages'. 
  • Add at least two more of your own points
  • Under each column, organise the ideas from those that you think are the most important to those that you think are the least important. 
    • ]]>     2018-03-02 00:58:08 UTC https://padlet.com/tiagao/8lf9626cb65v/wish/237243889     tiagao https://padlet.com/tiagao/8lf9626cb65v/wish/237243890 When students with different timetables need a group meeting, they can have a video meeting by the social media.They can also have discussions by the chatting groups in the social media after school.]]> 2018-03-02 00:58:08 UTC https://padlet.com/tiagao/8lf9626cb65v/wish/237243890 tiagao https://padlet.com/tiagao/8lf9626cb65v/wish/237243891 Students may be less focused on study when they use it to study. They might chat with others or checking social media frequently which may influence their studies ]]> 2018-03-02 00:58:08 UTC https://padlet.com/tiagao/8lf9626cb65v/wish/237243891 Disadvantages tiagao https://padlet.com/tiagao/8lf9626cb65v/wish/237245268 It is bad for the students’s physical health for example the sight will be worse because they spend much time watching videos on social media]]> 2018-03-02 01:06:17 UTC https://padlet.com/tiagao/8lf9626cb65v/wish/237245268 Disadvantages tiagao https://padlet.com/tiagao/8lf9626cb65v/wish/237246663 It is bad for students’ mental health if they are using the social media all the time, their social abilities may decrease which they don’t know how to communicate with people face to face. Even worse, it may lead to a mental problem.]]> 2018-03-02 01:12:54 UTC https://padlet.com/tiagao/8lf9626cb65v/wish/237246663 Advantages tiagao https://padlet.com/tiagao/8lf9626cb65v/wish/237247531 Save more paper which means the need of wood goes down so that it can protect our environment, also can lead to a economic growth.]]> 2018-03-02 01:17:05 UTC https://padlet.com/tiagao/8lf9626cb65v/wish/237247531