I have learned that social media can improve the online teaching platform. It is often difficult for students to connect with teachers (especially with large age gaps), social media seems to connect the divide
Students often rely on groups found on social media. These groups can be quite helpful forums for information.
How to empathize with my students even more .
Monitoring social networking can be a time consuming process for educators. Especially if your student count is high. Engaging students can start off easy but can be difficult after a while. I think students may eventually understand WHY monitoring is so important
My only wish is that not only educators take courses like these but that all politicians be required to take these courses. Maybe they could learn a little something about using social media/networking and HOW to use it appropriately. We teach this to children young and older but the older population weren't trained/taught HOW to use it.
posting on-line is a good way to reach students ,also an effective tool in teaching
Using social media can be an incredibly useful tool as long as basic rules are followed!
Using social media in a classroom set up can be beneficial to students learning and help them be more engaged.
Social media is a very powerful tool to stay connected, engage your students and share ideas.
Comment on Melisa Holdbrooks's post: Using social media in a classroom environment can be very beneficial to students learning as long as it is used based on norms and regulations.
Comment on Shawn Gannon's post: Yes, we as educators are advised to connect students to great resources such as the social media to have them engaged.
With this generation today using social networking is a great option. Its simple, free, and always accessible.
Social media and networking tools can enhance critical thinking and promote social interactions that our learner are loosing due to less face to face social interaction.
I learned why we need to use rubrics to assess students using any social media platforms. It is always important for students to understand how they will be graded, especially in an area they are so used to being themselves in.
Social media can be useful in the classroom, but students and instructors must be very careful when using it.
To work with students to develop social networkking habits tha are proper. By creating & Implementing networking policy and educating students.
I learned that with social networking instructors can use different techniques to teach and keep students engaged in the topic being taught.
Social Media is an underused tool in online communication
Because I am minimally active on social media, it never crossed my mind to use this in the classroom. I am looking forward to learning more about this as this training continues. I would like to see how maybe some of you all use it already as well.
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True for PTAs too, but often I find the states are not on the same page with employment rates and other issues, so, often may hinder the interst of a potential student looking about the forums.
