Narrate your presentations with Movenote. Check Out That Selfie: How to Use Social Media in the Classroom. Although many teachers agree using social media in the classroom would be beneficial for students' academic engagement, most avoid using those tools for a fear of conflicts that could arise in confrontations with parents and students.
A recent survey from the University of Phoenix College of Education that surveyed more than 1,000 teachers found 47 percent of all K-12 teachers said participation in social media platforms could help enhance their students' education, and about four out of five use social media for personal use. Still, a large majority (80 percent) say they're concerned about separating their personal and professional lives and worry that they haven't been properly trained to use social media in a professional setting. [READ: How Virtual Games Can Help Struggling Students Learn] VideoANT: Online video annotation and commenting. About a year ago, I stumbled upon VideoANT and was interested in its use in the language classroom.
VideoANT is a University of Minnesota project that allows users to annotate videos with long comments and can share those annotations with other people. At the time, I struggled to get it to work correctly and was turned off by the heavy use of Flash. Ed Tech. 10 reasons students should blog. … and they all come from 12 year olds!
1. I think the blog has turned me into a global learner, who loves to share their learning and opinion. The disadvantage is that sometimes the blog deletes your post. The advantages are endless.
Technology Bits Bytes & Nibbles. FC Infographic.