{"id":86,"date":"2015-07-18T13:04:23","date_gmt":"2015-07-18T20:04:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/shafalihamir\/?p=86"},"modified":"2015-07-18T13:04:23","modified_gmt":"2015-07-18T20:04:23","slug":"twitter-a-powerful-tool","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/shafalihamir\/2015\/07\/18\/twitter-a-powerful-tool\/","title":{"rendered":"Twitter: A Powerful Tool"},"content":{"rendered":"

1. What new learning outcomes could the use of social media help develop?<\/strong><\/p>\n

-networking beyond the four walls<\/p>\n

-knowledge\u00a0building<\/p>\n

-improved digital literacy skills<\/p>\n

-improved communication skills<\/p>\n

2. Consider an example of popular Social Media, use the SECTIONS model for evaluation: explain to what extent, you think, using this media would improve the instruction, if at all?<\/strong>
\nI have chosen to evaluate Twitter for my future Grade 4\/5 students using the SECTIONS model:
\nS – Students: \u00a0My grade 4\/5 students are in the GATE (Gifted and Talented Education) program. \u00a0They come from all areas of Calgary and are high functioning students who need to be challenged. \u00a0They work well independently and thrive on inquiry projects using technology.<\/p>\n

E – Ease of Use and Reliability: \u00a0Twitter is intuitively easy to use. \u00a0It\u2019s a reliable social media tool that upgrades itself. \u00a0It\u2019s limited with its 140 character tweet; however, this is a language that students can learn to use and interact with and gain so much from. \u00a0If used appropriately, the possibilities are endless to connect with other people and experts from around the world and build knowledge together.<\/p>\n

C- Cost: Twitter is free to use<\/p>\n

T – Teaching and Learning: Twitter is an excellent tool for research and sharing knowledge. \u00a0Once students have a plan, Twitter is one of many avenues to find answers and share learning.<\/p>\n

I – Interactivity: \u00a0Twitter offers interaction with learning materials, student-teacher, and student-student interactions.<\/p>\n

O – Organizational Issues: Students will need to set up a Twitter account and support can be provided by the teacher and working collaboratively with fellow peers. \u00a0It\u2019s a low-maintenance tool that requires minimal support.<\/p>\n

N – Networking: Twitter is a powerful networking tool and enables the learner to connect with others beyond the classroom walls\/course.<\/p>\n

S – Security and Privacy: Parents need to sign a consent but the Calgary Board of Education (CBE) teachers can have class accounts where the teacher sets up the account and monitors the use.<\/p>\n

3. When you select media tools for your instruction, what criteria do you follow?<\/strong>
\nIn my previous years of experience teaching grade 1\/2 the most important criteria I have followed is \u201cease of use\u201d. \u00a0I didn\u2019t need to worry about privacy issues as my my students never set up personal accounts online for anything. \u00a0I also considered the purpose of using specific technology for the task or activity students were involved in. \u00a0It had to make sense and it had to be easy to use otherwise I would have 25 dependent and unhappy 7 year olds!!
\nNovember (2012)<\/a> discusses the ways of using Twitter as educational tool.1. What is your opinion about the use of Twitter in instruction? Support your reasoning with examples and\/or arguments.<\/strong><\/p>\n

I have never used Twitter in my classroom as I truly got into using it personally a couple years ago. \u00a0As I will be returning to a grade \u2158 GATE class in the fall, I will definitely be using Twitter in my instruction for both students and parents. \u00a0At the very least, it\u2019s a powerful tool to read up on world news and have classroom discussions about issues, thoughts and ideas. \u00a0The most beneficial aspect of twitter is that it\u2019s not a \u201cread only\u201d document. \u00a0Students can respond back with their own arguments and what they believe in and connect with people and experts from all over the world to gain some powerful knowledge. \u00a0The other beauty of Twitter is sharing what is happening in your classroom or school with parents and community. \u00a0Communication is key as parents like to be in the know with their child\u2019s education. My sister is the AP at a French immersion school and took charge of setting up a Twitter account and inviting her staff to be a part of sharing this way. \u00a0If you have an account you should look at her feed as it\u2019s a great example of how Twitter can be used for this reason: @kinggeorgecbe<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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