We all know that technology is changing on a daily basis. Did you know that social networks and blogs are the 4th most popular online activities? Did you know that social media is the hottest internet search, surpassing all others. Did you know that YouTube is the second largest search engine in the world and if face book was a country, it would be about the equal size of the United States? Don't believe it? Check out this video by Flashpoint Communications.
Educators should jump on board and incorporate social media into their classrooms. Blogs are a great start and just the beginning. Incorporating technology into the classroom is a standard but incorporating some of the latest technologies surpasses the standard. As a result, your students will not only learn, which is the ultimate goal, but love and respect the fact that even when they were learning, they were enjoying it!
You are absolutely correct. I am amazed by the information that is availabe on the internet. It is funny you mentioned YouTube, just this week I found all of the old "School House Rock" videos from when I was little. My son loved them!
ReplyDeleteTashaun this was an interesting post. I totally agree that we, as educators need to incorporate the latest technology into our classrooms as a means to keep our students engaged and excited about learning. I also think that it is important that our students maintain a good balance with using technology. We don't want them to be socially crippled because they spend most of their time using technology and not enough time learning effective methods of communication.
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