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Volume 15  |  Issue 3  |  October 10, 2019

Teaching with Social Media

Teachers report that many students, despite being "digital natives," need guidance to use social media beyond entertainment purposes. How do educators decide when to favor face-to-face communication and when to embrace Twitter, Instagram, and other networks as educational tools?

It’s a delicate balance to strike, say the contributors to this issue, but it can be done. Rather than see online platforms as a distraction, here's how to harness them for teaching and learning.


Features

The Social Media Survival Kit Every Student Needs

Devorah Heitner

By directly addressing the challenges and benefits of technology, teachers provide more opportunities for learning, increase trust, and improve classroom harmony.

Q&A: Teachers Are the "Missing Link" Between Students and Social Media

Kate Stoltzfus

Teachers report that many students, despite being "digital natives," need guidance to use online platforms beyond entertainment purposes. Experts Ai Addyson-Zhang, Ainee Fatima, and Megan Poore share how they expand students' sense of what learning can be.

Designing Learning with Digital Networks in Mind

Monica Burns

Prepare students to interact in online spaces using classroom experiences that connect to the content they consume and create daily.


More on This Topic

Social Media as Valid Texts: Approaches to Classroom Analysis

Paul Barnwell

Using analytic methods like close reading and the scientific method, teachers can guide students as they unpack complex topics addressed in memes, videos, and other social media posts. This practice fosters student engagement and builds a bridge for analyzing more traditional texts.

Should Students Run Your Social Media Accounts?

Sarah McKibben

From 2nd graders taking over classroom Twitter, Instagram, and Snapchat accounts, to high school students running school Facebook accounts, a growing number of educators are asking students to narrate their stories on social media.

Digital Citizenship in the Curriculum

Daniel G. Krutka and Jeffrey P. Carpenter

Social media can no longer be excluded from civic education.

Secrets of the Edu-Twitter Influencers

Tara Laskowski

Six educators who've become popular voices on social media share advice for developing online professional learning networks.

Transforming Your School with Digital Communication

Eric Sheninger

One educator's journey toward realizing the power of digital tools.

Say It with Social Media

Patrick Larkin

Technological resources make it easier to get the word out—and in.

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