Social Media in the Classroom: Do I, or Don't I? by Siobhan McLennan https://padlet.com/mclennansiobhan/mwdw9oy8vmf0 Using Social Media in School Education en-us 2017-11-02 04:05:28 UTC 2026-01-31 02:05:58 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Apple.png What is 'Social Media'? mclennansiobhan https://padlet.com/mclennansiobhan/mwdw9oy8vmf0/wish/203181370 Quite simply, social media is the way in which we can now socialise and communicate with one another via the internet. Often it is categorised as Facebook or Instagram, but it also includes things like Blogs, Podcasts, Google Classroom etc. ]]> 2017-11-03 05:56:02 UTC https://padlet.com/mclennansiobhan/mwdw9oy8vmf0/wish/203181370 Why use it in the classroom? mclennansiobhan https://padlet.com/mclennansiobhan/mwdw9oy8vmf0/wish/203181953 Nowadays, the rate in which students (and the rest of society) communicate via social media is massive. In fact, in America, many teenagers claim that they use social media as their main form of keeping in contact with their friends and family (McBride, 2011). Therefore using social media in the classroom has many positives including:
- Teaching Students how to be mature and professional in their online presence
- Being a form of communication that they're common with and will aid interactions
- Taking the learning home. Social Media means work can be accessed anywhere]]> 2017-11-03 06:05:59 UTC https://padlet.com/mclennansiobhan/mwdw9oy8vmf0/wish/203181953 mclennansiobhan https://padlet.com/mclennansiobhan/mwdw9oy8vmf0/wish/203182382 Disadvantages & Advantages]]> 2017-11-03 06:11:51 UTC https://padlet.com/mclennansiobhan/mwdw9oy8vmf0/wish/203182382 Why it should stay away from the classroom mclennansiobhan https://padlet.com/mclennansiobhan/mwdw9oy8vmf0/wish/203182439 - Increases the risk of Cyberbullying
- Can expose students to inappropriate information on the web
- Teachers are not as aware of what is going on in their classroom
- Can hold legal risks for schools]]> 2017-11-03 06:12:30 UTC https://padlet.com/mclennansiobhan/mwdw9oy8vmf0/wish/203182439 How to implement Social Media in the Classroom mclennansiobhan https://padlet.com/mclennansiobhan/mwdw9oy8vmf0/wish/203689412 2017-11-05 21:49:19 UTC https://padlet.com/mclennansiobhan/mwdw9oy8vmf0/wish/203689412 Resources for Social Media mclennansiobhan https://padlet.com/mclennansiobhan/mwdw9oy8vmf0/wish/203689449 2017-11-05 21:49:40 UTC https://padlet.com/mclennansiobhan/mwdw9oy8vmf0/wish/203689449