It really important to think about your
students' needs, when you're selecting a technology. Make sure the technology
aligns directly to the learning objective, and that it actually helps you accomplish
that learning objective. Gear your technology choices to the kind of audience
that you have.
Use social technologies and you can, that
you think about them as tools to drive community but also, as tools for
learning. Social media class accounts can be used to
create a contained space where students can present ideas, collections, or even
work, and then get feedback from other students. Class blogs and students'
blogs can be more about reflection, more about collection and development of a
project, or getting feedback.
Teachers are challenged when trying to make
a social community with using a social technology as parents and administration
see them playing rather than engaging students.
Still, social media can play a role in enhancing education as it builds rapport. A teacher can make learning fun through uploading class photos. It can also be an extension of the real and the online class.
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