"Social
media is becoming our new first impressions". (Hicks, p. 138) This statement speaks volumes in regards to
the how people meet and communicate these days. Although first impressions are
based on ones first mental perception, the use of social media can become more
and more betraying. I truly enjoyed this chapter on Crafting Social Media. As,
a classroom teacher I was able to better identify the importance of social
media as it relates to my students. I, for a long time contemplated on
establishing a social media class website to add a 21st century support
for communication and projects. Yet, my main concerns were becoming more
apparent with the utilization of filters. “In five years, the filters will be
gone whether we like it or not” (Hicks, p.138) that’s a scary revelation.
Hicks elaborated on
the use of social media within a classroom, its uses, and how crafting digital
texts are utilized. Yes, it sounds great, but the content and the way of
communicating needs to be thought out thoroughly. Crafting digital writing for
social media use was identified as something quick and not that thought
provoking. Time is limited for witty insightful texts. (Hicks. p. 140)
Utilizing this platform in my view, users tend to use coding, slang, images,
and other non-thought provoking text to express themselves because of the informal
atmosphere. I believe the term “social”
Twitter was one of
the social media sites reviewed as a mentor text.
After reviewing the Mentoring Text on Twitter it became more apparent that microblogging had become one of the norms I exercise when inserting text and utilizing social media. Twitter on the other hand limits the use of characters and text due to the maximum limit. this feature made me question the reasoning behind that.
After reviewing the Mentoring Text on Twitter it became more apparent that microblogging had become one of the norms I exercise when inserting text and utilizing social media. Twitter on the other hand limits the use of characters and text due to the maximum limit. this feature made me question the reasoning behind that.
1.
Davis, V. (2014, February 27). A
Guidebook for Social Media in the Classroom. Retrieved December 2, 2015, from
http://www.edutopia.org/blog/guidebook-social-media-in-classroom-vicki-davis
2.
Hicks, T. (2013). Crafting
digital writing: Composing texts across media and genres.
I, too, found the part we're Hicks stated that in the next five years the filters will be gone to be scary. Because we need to have those boundaries in social media.
ReplyDeleteTechnology is an important tool, but I do not believe it should replace a face to face interaction between teacher and student. After watching Dr. Ward's TEDx video, I better understand the importance of incorporating social media in the classroom. We need to teach students how to use social media professionally, not just socially. If we keep social media use out of the classroom, how will our student learn to use it for educational and business purposes?
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