Social Networking as part of an Online Course can help students connect with one another, the instructor, and the material in a way that allows them to become more than just an anonymous poster on the other side of a keyboard.
Every time the proper use of social networks for the exchange of ideas for a group learning is more and more important. The socialnetworking is a resource that the teacher should take advantage of to get closer to their group.
I never thought of social media as a tool for educating. This module helped demonstrate how social media can be used.
Social media, a popular form of cmmunication with youth, can be an effective learning tool. Some key factors are to guide, assess, and ensure efficient and effective implementation into the course. Set goals, guidelines and let your students be creative in their learning with boundaries.
I learned about connecting beyond the classroom. I also learned that the most underrepresented part of social media is to create, share, and critique others. I plan to have my students create, share and critique projects.
I need a lot more information before I am going to attempt to use social media in the classroom, I want to make sure I am up to speed before I try this process.
Social networking is a great way to connect with others to discuss ideas and concepts. Unfortunately, I am a middle school teacher, so my students will only be able to network using our Schoology platform.
Social media can be a powerful teaching and learning tool if utilized properly, and if it is used to enhance the lesson (not be the lesson).
I appreciate the inclusion of Bloom's taxonomy and how it would be relevant/manifest in social networking
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I learned the advantages of utilizing social media as another platform to reach students during this pandemic.
I have learned that if you are planning to use social media in a class, you should know why you want to use it, how you want to use it, and how you plan to assess the student's use of it.
Social Media can be a good tool for engaging and reaching students if used correctly.
We live in an age of technology and teach those who have grown up during that age. we must adapt our teaching tecniques to what they are confident in using. remember, we don't use chalkboards and chalk any longer. A good Teacher will adapt with a changing world.
Using Social networking websites can be effective in the online classroom to engage learning.
Social media is a great way to connect with students and use for instruction.
I understand why and where the course is going. I'm having a hard time understanding how to apply these tools to learning beyond what our LMS can do. I teach electrical and OSHA classes.
Social Networking can be a smart tool to use to connect with students. However always be mindful what you are posting and for students, use a rubric for their posting to uphold standards.
Students truly benefit from social networking tools and it can be such a great online teching tool. Although social networking is used as a forms of teaching practice it still needs to be careful monitoring , modeling of appropriate behaviors, displaying an active presence ,and setting of clear expectations. One of the most common social networking that is overlooked is the use that instructors do not require studennts to use social avenues to create and share their own media or critique that of others.
Each form of social networking is helpful i its unique way.
Although this course presents interesting concepts for incorporating social media in learning, I think there are two rather large caveats. General social media sites are highly restricted by most universities and there are inherent problems of posting as your professional self in these forums ie. too many people have been fired for posting something on Facebook that they thought was ok, but wasn't. I understand the concept, but I would be wary of not using university approved social media sites.
