Week 7 Post 2

The Assignment is Posted on Instagram

This week I sought out lesson plan ideas that integrate social media for inspiration. I found a few resources. The University of San Diego's Professional and Continuing Education blog had some helpful lesson ideas to try:

• Using blogs to chart learning progress
• Using Instagram or TikTok for visual responses
• Using Twitter to illustratte the dangers of misinformation
• Use LinkedIn to help older students craft their resumes

The blog also identified best practices for integrating social media in education including:

• Set professional boundaries
• Prioritize increasing digital literacy
• Promote student achievements
• Manage multiple accounts from the same place

This blog got me brainstorming for my own ideas for social media lessons:

• Have students create a Pinterest board to represent a unit
• Have students blog from the point of view of a character or historical figure
• Use Intagram for students to share visual reflections of their learning for the week
• Host discussions on Twitter/X using a common hashttag
• Createt a class Youtube Channel for students to use and 
• Have students follow universities/colleges they are interested in applying in to learn more

I am excited to try implementing this in some of my future lessons. I believe utilizing a blog might be the most attainable for my entry into Web 2.0 platforms within the classroom.