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Expanding the Classroom-Using Social Media in a College Setting

May 09, 2015

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The benefits of using social media in the college classroom
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Expanding the ClassroomUsing Social Media in a

College Setting

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Um, I

don

’t re

ally

want t

o be

like

this.

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BENEFITS OF SOCIAL MEDIA IN THE CLASSROOM

1)INTERACT WITH THOSE OUTSIDE OF COLLEGE BUBBLE

2)EXPOSURE TO MEDIA IN A DIFFERENT LIGHT

3)GAIN COMMUNICATION AND WRITING SKILLS

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CYBERCROOK

YOUR PRIVACY

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@onegleefan

@anothergleefan

@druidDUDE

(I wish)

Allows for connecting with people across the globe who you wouldn’t normally get to converse with

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THE USE OF RSS FEEDS AND GOOGLE READER MAKES FOR EASY-TO-READ ARTICLES AND FINDING GOOD SOURCES FOR

RESEARCH A QUICK AND PAINLESS PROCESS

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MASHABLE TWEETS AN ARTICLE TITLE AND A LINK- VERY

SIMPLE! SOMETIMES THESE

INCLUDE INFOGRAPHICS

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VS

TWITTER PROVIDES YOU

WITH 140 CHARACTERS. YOU MUST BE CONCISE AND CHOOSE YOUR WORDS WISELY

FACEBOOK HAS NO CHARACTER LIMIT SO I CAN

RAMBLE ON ABOUT

CHOOSING YOUR WORDS WISELY AND CONVEY

THE SAME MESSAGE BUT

USE UNNECCESARY

WORDS

THOUGH TWITTER MAY AID IN IMPROVING A STUDENT’S WORD CHOICE, YOU MOST LIKELY WON’T BE WRITING A NOVEL ON FACEBOOK SO YOU STILL HAVE TO KEEP IT FAIRLY SHORT AND TO THE POINT

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TAKE AWAY MESSAGESOCIAL MEDIA IN CLASSROOMS CAN HELP STUDENTS:

• REACH AND INTERACT WITH AN AUDIENCE OUTSIDE OF CAMPUS, MAYBE EVEN OUTSIDE OF THE COUNTRY• PROVIDE RELEVANT AND TIMELY INFORMATION IN A NEW AND INTERESTING FASHION• IMPROVE UPON WRITING AND COMMUNICATION SKILLS

WHAT’S NOT TO LIKE?

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THAT’S ALL!

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