{"id":1970,"date":"2020-05-30T21:57:36","date_gmt":"2020-05-31T04:57:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/etec523\/?p=1970"},"modified":"2020-05-30T21:57:37","modified_gmt":"2020-05-31T04:57:37","slug":"social-media-literacy-steering-into-the-skid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/etec523\/2020\/05\/30\/social-media-literacy-steering-into-the-skid\/","title":{"rendered":"SOCIAL MEDIA LITERACY- Steering into the Skid"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Original post by johnny wu<\/a> on June 2, 2018<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I believe that the long standing perspective of social media being a distraction in the classroom should shift as mobile technology continues to integrate into education. Literacy has always focused on communication with the most advanced tools made available in society. It is undeniable, the strength of communication social media platforms have to offer. True, there is a considerable volume of distractions and unsuitable content on Instagram, twitter, snapchat etc. but the same could be said about the volume of valuable user generated content on these platforms. In reading various articles about social media culture in the classroom, I have found that \u201cMany scholars stress that educators and related professionals have a particular responsibility in teaching young people how to deal with new media that includes social media. (pg. 2)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In my experience as an educator, I have found that many students are enamored with the use of platforms such as Instagram and SnapChat. Rather than denying student access, it would seem beneficial to steer into the skid and capitalize on such engagement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But how can educators do this effectively?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In reading Sonia Livingstone\u2019s definition of media literacy, she believes is the \u201cability to access, analyse, evaluate and create messages across a variety of contexts\u201d (Livingstone pg. 34)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the context of social media literacy, the first factor of access can be complicated as it depends on the culture of the school, families and parents around use of mobile technology and social media. If access can be somewhat streamlined, we can then focus on analysing and evaluating the content of social media.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In Five key Questions that can Change the World, <\/em>the authors developed frameworks adapted to critical use of new media technologies, and introduced the following conceptual questions (pg. 19):<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. Who created the message?<\/li>
  2. What creative techniques are used to attract the attention?<\/li>
  3. How many different people understand this message differently?<\/li>
  4. What lifestyles, values, and points of views are represented in this message?<\/li>
  5. Why is the message being sent?<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    I am curious to experiment with more usage of social media in the classroom, especially when powerful content can be presented through a medium that students can connect to with a high level of engagement. The ability to navigate through volume and critically analyse social media content should be an integral part of education.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Work Cited:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Vanwynsberghe, H., & Verdegem, P. (2013). Integrating social media in education<\/em> S. T\u00e8ot\u00e8osy de Zepetnek.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Livingstone, Sonia. \u201cWhat is Media Literacy?\u201d Intermedia 32.3 (2004): 18-20<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Share, Jeff, Tessa Jolls and Elizabeth Thoman. Five Key Questions That Can Change the World. <\/em>Santa Monica: enter for Media Literacy, 2004.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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