Connecting students to learning opportunities in a very innovative and stimulating manner is critical towards student learning in this 21st century. You will find inspirational ways to incorporate social media in your classroom with this list.
Ideas for K-12 Classrooms
Implement these great ideas in your K-12 classroom to have students learning stimulated in a dynamic and innovative way.
1. Make literature real. Have students create a Facebook page for a character from a literature they are studying from their classroom curriculum.
2. Pursue famous people. Several famous people are on Twitter. Have students pursue someone related to what they are studying, such as following President Obama when looking at government.
3. Twitter treasure hunt. Use GPS treasure hunting to send students to search for edifying clues.
4. Get knowledge to know more about probability. Elementary teachers can use Twitter to teach the concept of probability.
5. Read and study geography. Use a combination of Twitter and Google Earth to help teach geography-based lessons. Teachers can use network of Twitter followers to create an interactive lesson for the younger students. Use your ideas to spark your creativity for ways to use these two resources.
6. Connect with other classrooms. Collaborate with another classroom, no matter where they are in the world, to expand learning opportunities.
7. Be updated with recent public updates. The recent public updates on Twitter shows the most recent posts from all users and is a great tool to use when studying current events.
8. Virtual field trips in the classroom. Use Skype to bring the field trip into the classroom when it is difficult or impossible for students to go to the source.
9. Introduce parents’ forum. Stay connected with parents through social media to communicate about their child’s progress.
Additional information can be retrieved from the Online Student Learning Universities.
These are some great ideas.
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