Twitter
and Facebook
The
two social networking technologies I chose to analyze are Twitter and Facebook.
I choose these web tools to keep adult learners informed and engaged in adult
education topics. Both social networks are free. Twitter’s URL is https://twitter.com. Twitter is a conversation style
blog. The posts on Twitter are shorter than traditional blogs. Twitter is a
good tool to help keep adult learners informed. An adult educator can start a
blog to post classwork assignments and answer any questions posed by adult
learners about a course.
Facebook’s URL is https://www.facebook.com. Facebook’s purpose is to
provide a marketplace for members to share information. That information can be
a picture, video, or a post. Other members can respond to the post and post
information about their own views to that post. Facebook can enhance adult
education by allowing members to gather in a forum and post relevant
information regarding any topic.
Reference
Richardson, W. (2010). Blogs,
wikis, podcasts, and other powerful web tools for classrooms (3rd
ed.).
Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press.
As an adult educator, I see the inherent value in using popular social networks to support learning given learners familiarity with its use. However, the need for specific guidelines to ensure the safety and respect of learners is imperative.
ReplyDeleteI've never used Twitter nor Facebook in the classroom. I mainly use Facebook for personal reasons. I can see the benefits of using Twitter in the classroom namely, using it to create learning communities. I am opened to the idea of using Twitter.
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