Social media in the classroom

 

 

Social media in the classroom

A blessing and a curse.

Okay, so let’s be honest. As much as you like being a PGCE student and trying to save the world with your so called amazing techniques on teaching its most likely not going to happen. I’m not being pessimistic, I’m just stating the facts. Why do most of us then even try you may ask yourself? Well I’m saying why not. What do you have to lose? Your time? A follower?

The world of schooling is too populated with closed minded teachers. Thing year after year teachers use the same boring teaching method. In order to be life changing in your idea of teaching I believe you should incorporate social media into your classroom. Be honest now, all of you have once in your life sitten with your phone under the desk. Checking up on the newest trends and what Kylie Jenner wore out to town. We all are guilty of this. Then why not incorporate these social media trends into your teaching. Your learners will be able to connect on these “hot topics” and remember contexts more easily because it is something they are passionate about.

No! I do not want to tweet about blogs I wrote on topics that all sound the same to me but it helps. It helps my growth in the PGCE course.

My curriculum studies are business studies and accounting.

For business studies I will encourage my students to find innovative photos on Instagram. This can then be screen shared from their phones or available tablets in the class and a discussion can be made around these topics. Questions can be answered like: what business can this turn into? What will the target market be? And, which type of ownership would suit it the bin accounting twitter and LinkedIn can be used to explore these unknown territories more. Technology will also introduce students to pastel and associated programmes so that learners don’t get the shock of their lives when they step into the working world.

My idea is to not force my learners to use social media and to make deadlines. I will rather focus on evoking a passion amongst them. They will then use what they are passionate about to conquer the world using social media and technology.