Journal 4

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For my research project, I am hoping to research the use of social media in the classroom and how I can use it to help my students develop literacy and critical thinking skills. Students are spending the majority of their time outside of school online nowadays and I would love to learn more about how I can better utilize the resources online in my class to better engage my students and teach them how to use familiar platforms to further their education and curiosity. Using social media in the classroom engages students in a new and different way, it promotes old and new forms of literacy and can encourage students to learn more about the world around them by portraying the power the applications they are using really have. 

Galvin, S., & Greenhow, C. (2020). Writing on Social Media: a Review of Research in the High School Classroom. TechTrends: Linking Research & Practice to Improve Learning,  64(1), 57–69. https://doi-org.molloy.idm.oclc.org/10.1007/s11528-019-00428-9

This article discussed how social media can be used to promote literacy in a high school setting. It discussed formal v. informal literacy practices and how one shaped the idea of the other. It also discusses how social media can be integrated into the curriculum to promote literacy. 

Kimmons, R. (2014). Social Networking Sites, Literacy, and the Authentic Identity Problem. TechTrends: Linking Research & Practice to Improve Learning, 58(2), 93–98. https://doi-org.molloy.idm.oclc.org/10.1007/s11528-014-0740-y

This article discussed how literacy is developed online and the new skills needed to help develop literacy in online spaces.

McDonough, S. (2016). Text, Twitter, and Tweet. Practical Literacy: The Early & Primary Years, 21(3),  39–40.

This article discusses what literacy may look like when using social media in the classroom. It contains several examples of social media posts and how they can be used to further engagement and literacy skills. 

MORGAN, H. (2015). Creating a Class Blog: A Strategy That Can Promote Collaboration, Motivation, and Improvement in Literacy. Reading Improvement, 52(1), 27–31.

This article discussed how to implement blog usage into your classroom and how the use of a blog can help develop literacy skills of students in all grade levels. It also discussed how teachers can use blogs in their lessons and lesson development to support the developing literacy skills of their students. 

Olszewski, A., & Cullen-Conway, M. (2021). Social Media Accompanying Reading Together: A SMART Approach to Promote Literacy Engagement. Reading & Writing Quarterly, 37(5), 479–494. https://doi-org.molloy.idm.oclc.org/10.1080/10573569.2021.1902442

This article is anti the use of social media in the classroom. It discusses why social media is not always a reliable resource and how to find better, more reliable, resources when doing online research. 

Comments

  1. Cianna MaffeiOctober 31, 2022 at 5:50 PM

    I am also doing my final project on social media usage in the classroom, I think it could be used as such an advantage if we are able to introduce this correctly and have our students see how to use it in relation to their education. I also agree with you about how it could engage our students in different ways, I have been saying, since students now are so accustomed to using technology in their daily lives, then why shouldn't we be using it in schools. I think this topic is a great choice and I am interested to see what information you are able to find from your sources.

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  2. CesceleeOctober 31, 2022 at 7:26 PM

    I am interested in your topic and seeing your research on using social media in the classroom. Students are spending time on social media more. They use it for posting, communicating with each other, finding food ideas, and more. I agree that using social media in the classroom, especially with the older grades will have them engaged, and interested more in learning the topic. Best of luck with your research for your final project!

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