Social media in the classroom

By Anna V.

This week, I wanted to look more closely at the use of social media in education. Most kids growing up now are familiar with smartphones and social media. I was interested to see how a lesson plan about social media would actually look. I found that there were lesson plans addressing how to incorporate social media into the classroom.  The University of San Diego has many resources for social media use in the classroom

There are many examples of lesson plans developed around social media. This one shares many ideas for classroom use.  A teacher shares her experiences teaching about social media in the classroom  in this blog.

It is important to think about the effect that social media has on students’ mental health. This video from PBS discusses it further and brings up what role schools can have in this.

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  1. Samantha MatherneNovember 14, 2023 at 7:47 PM

    Bringing up the mental health impact of social media on students is a great idea. PBS does a good job of explaining parts of the issue in their video. I wonder if incorporating more social media in school lessons could teach students how to better use the platforms positively and, in turn, be one more way to combat the negative mental health impacts. Perhaps if students were allowed to use some social media for class projects or lessons, then maybe they would get some of their addiction to it out of their systems at school and spend less time overall on the different platforms at home.

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