Twitter in the Classroom?
A case study at Roosevelt High School in Minneapolis, USA.
This youtube video discusses the benefits of integrating social networking resources into the school curriculum. By using social media tools and giving them access to the Internet, students are able to learn in different ways. Having discussions about their English class online has increased their level of attention and engagement in their studies.
This video outlines several beneficial reasons why social networking mediums should be integrated into educational systems:
1) They prepare students for communicating in tomorrows new media landscape. Preparing them for how the world and workplaces are functioning outside of schools by developing technological fluency.
2) They promote engagement with educational subjects and increase participation
3) By promoting engagement they increases academic achievement
4) They are familiar and used frequently by students outside of schools. Bridging the divide between informal learning at home and formal learning in school. More relevant for the students and a familiar way to process and understand educational subjects.
