Social media as an engaging tool
Social media has become an essential part of most people’s everyday
lives, from checking Facebook and Twitter to posting blogs, Pinterest
listings, and uploading YouTube videos.
However, and with smartphones making it easier than ever to spend
time on social media networks, in what ways can these networks be
leveraged to engage and build a foundation for future student learning?
While the potential of distraction is there, the right social media
teaching strategies can lead to creative learning, and a productive
approach to making social media part of ongoing professional
development.
There is already evidence that teachers are using social media as
part of teaching strategies, with the aim of encouraging students to
view social networks as less of a pleasurable distraction, and more as
something that can be used in projects and for personal expression in a
medium they prefer. Steven Anderson has recently proposed a
comprehensive set of general approaches to integrating…
