Twitter
Twitter is another social media platform that can be used as a educational technology tool to connect with other professional librarians, organizations, communities, and students. In this blog post I will be highlighting some of the biggest names in educational technology. Many school librarians have a personal twitter page as well as a school library twitter page.
The first twitter ed tech leader is Kathy Schrock
@kathyschrock she often tweets all the different
platforms that she is part of as a leader in ed tech. She is also an Apple teacher
and she often post apple product reviews, and new apps that are all the buzz in
ed tech. Below is tweet that she posted featuring the new Statue of Liberty AR
app using an Apple product.
If you have an iOS device, take a look at the breathtakingly beautiful Statue of Liberty AR app created by @StatueEllisNPS. I think it sets the standard for other institutions to showcase their treasures. https://t.co/Jbfx68DeX7— Kathy Schrock (@kathyschrock) May 25, 2019
The next ed tech leader is Linda Braun @lbraun2000 she
is a former YALSA president. Many of her post are in promotion of YALSA and contains
a lot of information on how teachers can assist students in taking ownership of
their learning through educational technology. Below is tweet on how educators
are developing digital learning programs to meet youth interest needs.
“Educators often develop digital learning programs to meet youth interest…they can also leverage these interests by directly involving them in design of new programs, leading to deeper learning and engagement.” https://t.co/yDJDN9DwTN— Linda W Braun (@lbraun2000) May 16, 2019
Alan November @globalearner is the founder of November
Learning and founder of the BLC Conference where attendees learn about the
bringing the best innovative and practical learning resources to students. His
page offers videos and more insights to the sessions that presents around the
globe. Below is a tweet highlighting his sessions.
Out of all the twitter gurus The Daring Librarian @GwynethJones is my favorite!! Her page is a mix of books, apps, hilarious memes, and her own personal colorful flair! She also highlights all the aminzing activity going on in her library! Below is a tweet that highlights a student activityToday! Join us for a live presentation with Alan November @globalearner on "Teaching Critical Thinking and Web Literacy." #webliteracy https://t.co/09qlvEBHyg pic.twitter.com/8N79HchhYh— itslearning inc (@itslearningUSA) May 22, 2018
I just earned a @scoopit silver badge in #Education for #Curation in my topic Makerspace Managed on https://t.co/BSKYhGCBdo W00t! #MakerEd #Makerspace #FutureReadyLibs pic.twitter.com/nGjVJgg4Pz— Gwyneth Jones (@GwynethJones) May 21, 2019
After reviewing the twitter pages of some of the top ed
tech educators I was very impressed and excited! I believe that twitter is
another social media network that allows a person unique personality to shine
through! Its purpose is to share information and engage students and parents!
Most importantly is an informational tool that allows access to digital
technology world of education and the 21st century learner.
Facebook
Facebook is another popular social media network that librarians
use. “Pages” are made to interact with
parents and students. I visited several different school library Facebook “Pages”.
I visited pages of elementary, middle school , and high school libraries. I noticed several advantages and disadvantages
of using Facebook.
Advantages
Many of the pages
that I visited highlighted important events that were happening in the library.
That included author visits, programs, after school clubs and activities. Many
of the librarians also posted book reviews and reading list, information
literacy, research skills, and citing tools to assist students. Like many
social networks you can click on the post and it will take you directly to the
source.
Disadvantages
When visiting many of the pages there did not seem to
be much activity or interaction with others on the page. Many of the post didn’t
have many like or comments. Compared to the other social media platforms such
as Instagram and Twitter.
In conclusion, I do believe that I will make a Facebook
page for my school library as a way of connecting to other organiations with in
the educator community. Below is a link to my Facebook Page.
Instagram
Instagram is another social media network that allows
librarian to connect to students and parents through pictures and videos. In my
opinion this by far is the easiest to use most interactive, and most popular.
As with all three there are concerns of privacy and safety. But it does have safety
features that can be turn off and on depending on how much access you want the
public to have.
How can teachers use Instagram?
· The
number one-way teachers can use Instagram is by finding and sharing information.
I like to think of it as the world’s largest PLC!!! You can find lesson plan
ideas, bulletin boards, and engaging activities.
· Teachers
can post and share student work on Instagram giving parents immediate access like
a digital portfolio.
· Teachers
can also make unique projects for student to complete.
I think we can all agree that Instagram is a way for teachers and librarians to share and and communicate with each other but not necessarily a way that we are reaching our patron community.
ReplyDeleteSocial Media is a great way to learn new things, get ideas, promote, and communicate. My personal favorite is Facebook, but I will now start using Twitter and Instagram. Now that I had the opportunity to explore through them I see that they are great.
ReplyDeleteInstagram is definitely the "world's largest PLC!" Great place to share and find new and fresh lesson plans and activities for the classroom.
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