Theme: Social media

Use of social media as an education tool:
1. Social media is not going away: Social media is the latest in thing that
is being used in the innovative way for education purpose. Students should
be taught to use this tool in a better way in the educational classes that just being used for messaging or texting rather they should learn to use media
for good.
2. When kids are engaged they learn better: Students just don’t learn
while writing on a piece of paper but it is also important to involve them
into more practical work like blogging where they just not write for the
teacher but for themselves to enhance their skills. When they are engaged
better, they tend to learn more in practical classes by implementing their
theory rules.
3. Safe social media tools are available: Kidblog.org is one of many free
tools that allow teachers to control an online environment while still
benefiting from social media. The teachers
or the mentors should educate
the students to how to use the social media for better purposes.
4. Replace online procrastination by social education: It is generally seen
that social media these days is being used for making their individuality
felt on the virtual world. Therefore, it is important for students and
youth to understand that this entertainment mode can also be used for
creating social awareness and connecting them to more professional and
knowledgeable world.

5. Social Media encourages collaboration instead of cliques: Traditional

education tactics often involve teacher-given lectures, students with their
eyes on their own papers, and not talking to their neighbour. Social media
as a teaching tool has a natural collaborative element. Students critique
and comment on each other’s assignments work in teams to create content
and can easily access each other and the teacher with questions or to start
a discussion.
6. Cell phones aren’t the enemy: The latest stage of ICT has made
us so technologically dependant that the cell phones has become the
necessity these days. The cell phone is a parent-sponsored, parent-funded
communication channel and schools need to wrap their mind around it to
reach and engage the kids. Rather the students should be taught to make
the best utilization of the technology towards their education as it can
provide information available anywhere anytime.