Find out what tools they’re using (new ones pop up all the time) and check them out. Often, the best authorities on what is useful are your students themselves. Social media services and apps can also be used as educational tools, but there are important issues to consider including privacy, appropriate content, security and your comfort level with the apps and services. What is appropriate to post? Who should you interact with? Should you “friend,” follow or make your posts accessible to your students? How about parents and colleagues? Are there certain types of posts to avoid? And how can you control who has access to what you post? Appropriate useīut educators also have responsibilities and concerns that could, perhaps, cause them to think twice about how they use social media. As for personal use, well, educators have lives, families, friends and interests just like everyone else so, naturally, many are drawn to social networking as a way to connect to the people they care about. From a professional standpoint, it can enhance your network of contacts, engage you in important discussions, extend your own learning and even provide a platform for class projects. Many educators are also on social media both for personal and professional use and, for the most part, that’s great. ![]() Without a doubt, the vast majority of your students – at least those in middle school or higher – have social media accounts. Among young adults and teens, the numbers are even higher. About three-quarters of online American adults use some form of social media, according to Pew Research.
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