Educational Value of Social Media

Social media is a tool that many of us use in our personal lives. It allows us to stay connected people we know and up to date on news, updated technology, information and events near and far. When used correctly, it can be used in the classroom as a collaborative tool. I love using blogs with students because it allows us to communicate and share ideas while beginning to navigate the tools available to us through technology. Shantel Scott makes the point that students today come to school connected. Teachers have a greater task ahead of them now. We not only need to teach traditional curriculum, but we need to teach students how to be digitally literate and use social media responsibly. In order to do this, we need to expose students to different kinds of social media and show them how to use it.

I will be using KidBlog with students through out the WebQuest and I will also be using Twitter. Students will actively participate in the blog and I will tweet updates and share new resources with students and parents. Time to Tweet!


Scott, S. M. (2012). Go ahead ... be social: Using social media to enhance the twenty-first century classroom. Distance Learning, 9(2), 54-59. Retrieved from http://ezproxy.snhu.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1034600860?accountid=3783