Social media or social media technologies (SMT) are "web-based and mobile applications that allow individuals and organizations to create, engage, and share new user-generated or existing content, in digital environments through multi-way communications" (Davis III, Deil-Amen, Rios-Aguilar, Canche, 2012).
Although they do not fit some definitions of SMT, I am including educational Learning and Content Management Systems such as Desire2Learn, Blackboard, and eLearning Suite as I believe they are essentially, closed networking sites providing one and two way communication, accountability and oversight for schools and their programs.
Although they do not fit some definitions of SMT, I am including educational Learning and Content Management Systems such as Desire2Learn, Blackboard, and eLearning Suite as I believe they are essentially, closed networking sites providing one and two way communication, accountability and oversight for schools and their programs.
__"The use of social media is on the rise in the classroom" (Pearson 2010; Seaman & Tinti-Kane 2013 as cited in Blaschke, 2014). There is increasing pressure on teachers to use social media as a tool in their professional lives and their classrooms. There are a multitude of various social media tools and their use is growing worldwide at an unprecedented rate (further documentation at http://www.smartinsights.com/social-media-marketing/social-media-strategy/new-global-social-media-research/ ).
While there is more pressure to bring technology into the classroom, there is also a counter-movement to restrict the use of mobile devices.
While there is more pressure to bring technology into the classroom, there is also a counter-movement to restrict the use of mobile devices.
- There is a diversity of priorities and goals around the use of social media in education.
- There is a lack of Information Communication Technology expertise.
- Is an inconsistent knowledge base and training for students, teachers, parents and administrators in Digital Literacy and the effective use of social media in an educational setting.
- There is also a need for educators to amend their pedagogical style in order to get the very best results from social media incorporation. This is a separate issue and not addressed in this document (further documentation at http://www.edutopia.org/blog/guidebook-social-media-in-classroom-vicki-davis ) (more documentation at http://www.researchinlearningtechnology.net/index.php/rlt/article/view/21635/pdf_1 ).
Source: Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_media
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_media