Social Media in K-12 Schools - Erin Joyce

Article:

Young, L. G. (2015, February 25). Can social media impact learning? Retrieved September 17, 2017, from http://www.techlearning.com/resources/0003/can-social-media-impact-learning/69052

Summary:

• Young & Gonzales Touch on the impact social media can make on the peer interaction for topics.
• They state that the “use of social media tools helps students share information, communicate ideas, and create videos to extend and enhance their learning and demonstrate their mastery of content and skills”
• They also highlighted that the peer commentary on each other’s work helps form relationships and get each other’s opinion.

Assess:

• The article highlights the good, but overlooks the opposing side of the arguments
• The authors do not appear to be bias for the subject
• The authors didn’t cite any sources for their contributing ideas or anyone’s quotes.

Video:

Rudyazcuy.(2010) Social media help teachers become more effect. [Video file]. Retrieved from http://www.teachertube.com/video/social-media-help-teachers-become-more-efffec-161259

Summary:

•  John Costilla states that social media connects the educator with the students in new ways.
• He also points out that it allows for collaboration and feedback from other students all over the world not just in the classroom.
• It gives the students new ways that students can convey their ideas and thoughts rather than just to immediate classmates.
• He also states that the teacher will be using social media to teach the same core subjects as they always have, and they will just be using it for an avenue.

Assess:

• The video is a short snip it of his whole viewpoint for educators.
•  John Costilla has uploaded this video years ago and hasn’t had much views.
• He does appear to be for the technology movement, several of his other uploads are regarding integrating technology into the classroom.

Reflection:

I am entirely for social media in the classroom.  The teachers can share with parent’s children’s activities, and classroom events in the younger years.  The children then can get involved in the pages using a hashtag, or posting on the classroom page.  By posting the child’s work on the page, it allows for everyone to be involved. If there are guidelines for what can be posted and commented, it can be very beneficial for the children’s self-esteem.  They also learn critiquing skills and canal work on one project together through social media.