Social Media

10 online articles that can help future teachers use and understand social media in the classroom.

1. The article below was written by Vicki Davis, who writes about how we can use social media in the classroom in many ways.                       http://www.edutopia.org/blog/guidebook-social-media-in-classroom-vicki-davis
2. The second article deals with the same thing as the first article, but gives a couple different ways you can use social media in the class.   http://blog.sewickley.org/9-ways-to-use-social-media-in-your-classroom
3. For the third source it deals with how social media is good to use and gives examples which is great, but they have a side link that gives you a teachers guide on how to use it properly.                                                                           http://mashable.com/2013/08/18/social-media-teachers/#PEnTRB0lmZq1
4. For this source it gives 8 ways teachers can use social media in the classroom, but also use it to interact with parents.                                             http://dailygenius.com/social-education/
5. Just like the other sources this website gives some specific ways to use social media in the classroom.                                                                                 https://globaldigitalcitizen.org/how-teachers-can-use-social-media-in-the-classroom
6. For my sixth source it explains to teachers on why they shouldn’t be scared or fear the social media era in classrooms.                                 https://www.campussuite.com/social-media-in-the-classroom/
7. This website provides helpful tools for teachers on how to use social media in the classroom, very organized website that has some interesting points. http://www.edudemic.com/how-to-use-social-media-as-a-learning-tool-in-the-classroom/
8. For this source it provided many sub-links for teachers that might have different questions on certain social media topics, also if you’re willing to spend some money they will give you helpful pdf’s you can use. http://www.edweek.org/ew/marketplace/products/spotlight-social-media-in-the-classroom.html
9. I love this website because it gives you a lesson on how to use social media, provides a test for you and has different sub points that are very interesting to read about. http://study.com/academy/lesson/using-social-media-in-the-classroom.html
10. If the nine sources haven’t provided any help or background knowledge then I would say to check out the pbs page that gives some studies and reasoning behind social media in classrooms.                                               http://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/social-media-valuable-tool-teachers/

Web Videos

• The video I found to help parents and teachers understand social media in the classroom can be found on YouTube.  This short little video should help explain why it is important to adapt to social media in class.         https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=riZStaz8Rno
• The second video is from a ted talk, yes it is a little lengthy, but from a teacher standpoint ted talks will be your bestfriend and give you different points, views, and ideas on the subject.                                                              https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLBMiy3VBQQ