The Innovative Educator: 10 Ways Social Media Can Improve Writing in Your Classroom. Editor’s note: Vicki Davis just wrote a new book called, Reinventing Writing. I asked her if she could contribute a post to The Innovative Educator explaining specifically how social media has reinvented writing. This is that post. As hall of fame baseball player, Babe Ruth said, “Yesterday’s home runs won’t win tomorrow’s games.”
To level up writing, we need to take advantage of the out-of-the park features and capabilities that social media inspired concepts give writing instruction. Most of us know how it feels to write an exciting Facebook status update or a powerful tweet. Notably, social media is impacting writing in the classroom in ten powerful ways. Social Media Impact #1 - Connect with an Audience. Research shows that audience improves student writing effort and work. Tip: Use methods like Quadblogging, #comments4kids, or encouraging parents to comment and view student work to help promote audience of your students’ public work.
Social Media Impact #2 - Find Your Voice. Web 2.0 Tools for Teachers. Viddme - simple video upload. Quietube | Video without the distractions | Youtube, Viddler, Vimeo and more. Loopster.com - Free Online Video Editor. YTD Video Converter. Technogogy.org.uk/VideoIdeas1.pdf. Learn Languages for Free with Music Videos, Lyrics and Karaoke! English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese and Dutch. Photo Booth Webcam Effects Online, Free No Download. Technogogy.org.uk/webcam-activities.pdf. Kaizena · Give Great Feedback. Appear.in – one click video conversations.
The Digital Foreign Language Classroom. Role of Technology in Language Learning | American Council on The Teaching of Foreign Languages. It is rare to find a language class that does not use some form of technology. In recent years, technology has been used to both assist and enhance language learning. Teachers at K-16 levels have incorporated various forms of technology to support their teaching, engage students in the learning process, provide authentic examples of the target culture, and connect their classrooms in the U.S. to classrooms in other countries where the target language is spoken.
Further, some technology tools enable teachers to differentiate instruction and adapt classroom activities and homework assignments, thus enhancing the language learning experience. Distance learning programs can enable language educators to expand language-learning opportunities to all students, regardless of where they live, the human and material resources available to them, or their language background and needs.