Ok...its the 21st century..that should be enough reason to step away from the anti-social media cray-cray ( and so many other things). If you are going to ignore how social media is spreading like a wild fire you might as well go teach the flintstones. Technology is taking over and this skill can/should be used to your benefit and who else to teach the future generation than you....yes you. By teaching them how to use social media, you are giving them a handy tool to rise above.
Before forcing your learners to start blogging and tweeting ( you know who im talking too....ok im sorry....dont fail me 😐) remember that this could become a distraction from what is being said in class (believe me).
Davids (2014) mentioned how social media can be a handy tool to make learners engage in class. While i agree with this statements, i find that one should set clear boundaries before overstepping boundaries as a teacher.
As a natural science teacher, I think instagram would be an useful tool to let the learners show me and each other what they find intersting in nature and other science related things they come across.
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