Most recent public comments by Claire Borst https://nowcomment.com/users/56375 https://nowcomment.com/documents/141908?scroll_to=1375510 https://nowcomment.com/documents/141908?scroll_to=1375510 I completely agree that teachers need to find educational social media platforms. Teachers should not just use social media without looking into the benefits of it or how it connects to the lesson. Teachers should plan meaningful lessons that incorporate technology or social media into their activity. I love educational blog sites as well and truly believe it promotes a positive awareness to social media. Tue, 23 Jul 2019 12:29:58 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/141908?scroll_to=1375509 https://nowcomment.com/documents/141908?scroll_to=1375509 Social media has been viewed as a negative tool in the classroom. However, there are ways to use social media that can be beneficial to students. As a teacher, it is first and foremost our job to model to students how to be good digital citizens. Students need to understand digital citizenship and how they should be using the internet in the classroom. When students understand how to safely use social media and technology resources in the classroom, students will benefit greatly. There are many pros and cons to using technology in the classroom, but I believe the pros outweigh the cons. Teachers may see using social media in the classroom as a distracting piece. However, I see this as an engaging piece. Students in today's world are built on new technology. Their minds are running a mile a minute and they receive information with just a touch of a button. By incorporating more social media and technology into the curriculum, we are adapting to how student's today process information. Using social media can be modified in a variety of ways to fit the needs of your classroom. Last year, I used social media or Twitter as a way for students to quickly wrap up what they learned for the day. We used sticky notes where they just wrote their response in a Tweet like note and we also used FakeTweet as well. Students were able to quickly summarize what they learned in a Tweet as well as include engaging hashtags for other students to get involved in the conversation. I also showed a lot of videos on Youtube including a variety of Ted Talks where students would respond on a Blog website post or Padlet. Students loved to respond online and collaborate with their peers in this way. Not only is social media beneficial in the classroom for students but for parents as well. I have a class website as well as a Twitter page where I am able to share different things we do in class with parents and the community. I am private on all social media accounts so I make sure that this is a safe tool for everyone involved as well. I believe that there are several trends within technology in the classroom making gains in the next few years. I believe more teachers will be utilizing social media in the classroom whether that is through writing blog posts, posting tweets, or connecting with other classrooms through social media or Google Hangout. There are so many ways for teachers to get involved, and I believe this is extremely beneficial when used correctly and teachers model social media in a positive, safe and engaging environment. Wed, 31 Jul 2019 23:50:03 -0400