Using Social Media in the Classroom
A Best Practice Guide
- Megan Poore - Australian National University, Australia
‘A book for every teacher’s bookshelf. This book gives a comprehensive overview of the tools and apps that can be used to help turn a mediocre teaching session into an outstanding one.’ - Cheryl Hine, Leeds City College
‘Megan Poore’s updated text is needed more than ever, as social media becomes increasingly integrated in many aspects of education. I would recommend it to all practising teachers and trainee teachers, whatever their subject.’ - Sue Howarth, University of Worcester
This is an essential guide to using social media to enhance teaching and learning in schools. It combines practical information on using all forms of social media for educational purposes and provides indispensable advice on how to tackle issues arising from social media use in the classroom.
Key topics include: using blogs, wikis, social media networks and podcasting, digital literacy and new modes of learning, digital participation, cyberbullying and understanding risk online.
This second edition includes:
· Reflective tasks in each chapter inviting you to critically consider important aspects of using social media in education.
· Expanded coverage of game-based learning and mobile learning.
· New examples tailored for use in primary and secondary schools.
· A website including additional resources and handouts c.
This is essential reading for anyone training to teach in schools, and experienced teachers seeking to improve their understanding of using social media for teaching in informed and appropriate ways.
Very current and applicable guide.
This books supports the ever-growing impact social media has in the classroom. The author guides you through the knowledge, implementation and application of social media to enhance classroom practice, with self-reflection at the heart of decision-making and considerations of the content. The growth in online learning platforms and the boom in social networks, blogs and wikis, creates a pedagogical pressure for HE institutions to respond to these new technologies and social media to become part of our teaching and learning toolbox. This book is a useful read for anyone working in HE and seeking to adopt social media in their practice and is essential reading for all teacher trainees regardless of their subject specialism.
This is an excellent guide for teachers and trainee teachers who wish to integrate all forms of social media into the classroom and for those who need to improve their own understanding of using social media for enhancing learning. There are supportive tips throughout and a range of topics including online risks and ways of using social media in practice.
Full of lots of good ideas that can easily be implemented into school practice.
Trainees are adopting a range of social media to promote teaching, learning and assessment and this accessible book will support that development and enable them to reflect on pedagogical practices and social media. We are buying a few copies for our Library too.
A good research tool to support growing student knowledge and development.
This book provides an excellent overview of how Social Media can be used to advance the learning of students. It has good ideas to prompt thinking and practice.
This is an excellent book to share with the students who are working within the classroom using social media sites with their pupils making them very aware of the considerations of using media within the school environment.
Was not helpful in convincing this group of students to adopt this trend
Not quite the fit I hoped to have. Biggest problem is the lack of examples for connections in education.
