The Case for Social Media in Schools
It seems to me
that one of the main issues of social media is the safety concerns. There are reasons
to be concerned with the cyber world, whether it be fraud or sexual crimes.
Part of it is teaching our students and children about them and educating them
on the correct ways to use social media and technology. I believe that with the
proper education, our students should be able to utilize the technologies of
today and tomorrow to further their education. This also includes social media. There are plenty of safe tools to use.
Social media can
provide students opportunities to connect with others and grow. Why should we
limit the capabilities of our students? Let them venture out and expand. Using
social media such as blogging can help students relate to others in ways they
never thought they could. This also gives them practice with writing, something
that I think a lot of students need help with. Taking pictures and posting them
to your social media for others to see what you are doing can connect you with
others that share the same interests. Allow students to network and make
connections, because otherwise, they may sit in class and never learn anything
about one another.
What about cell phones in physical
education?
- I
believe that cell phones can still be used in physical education, because
of numerous apps available for fitness. Using cell phones to record steps
or keep track of workouts are both really easy ways to incorporate cell
phones.
How can social media help in physical
education?
- I
think that using social media to connect with students in physical
education could be very motivating. Using Instagram or Twitter to take a
picture when you are out on a hike or camping and posting it for others to
see can be very positive. Others will see it and want to do that too. It
could even connect students who have similar interests, but wouldn’t know
it because they don’t sit near each other in class.
Article: The
Case for Social Media in Schools
I see the point on the dangers of using social media as an educational tool. It can be very risky when you let the students take control of thing such as public or private social media groups! I see this point very clearly.
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I see the point on the dangers of using social media as an educational tool. It can be very risky when you let the students take control of thing such as public or private social media groups! I see this point very clearly.
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I agree with you with letting are students venture out and expand but I do think that this should be a optional thing not mandatory.
ReplyDeleteDefinitely agree with the importance of making connections. A lot of times, communication is more important than anything else and social media can help with that.
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