Social Media should be part of the curriculum

Using social media in a classroom, pupils could discuss their lesson not only with each other but with pupils in other schools. They can instantly share their work. Outside school, pupils can discuss homework and teachers can remind pupils easily of impending exams and homework deadlines.

School is supposed to prepare children for life and yet it is completely disconnected from it. This is necessary to a certain extent so that pupils are safe and can concentrate on their work but it is taken to the extreme. Pupils are hardly allowed to socialise and frequently can’t even discuss work with each other during lessons. Social media sites are a good bridge between school and the outside world because you can still focus the class on useful learning activities such as finding the latest news and reactions to it, or submitting work to be reviewed by a wider audience.

Social media sites have positive associations for school-age children, so they will appreciate its use in schools. They will respect teachers who know how to use social media properly. As well as being an enjoyable activity for them, they will also feel more motivated because they already know something of the subject and because their online identity is one they choose for themselves and where they are equal to everyone else on the Internet, not the stifling conformity of a classroom.

The vast majority of young people in schools use social media and social networking sites, whether they like to keep in touch with old friends or make new ones, they are vastly popular, and no amount of scolding from teachers will deter them. They’ve heard it all before. Having a Facebook account or what have you teaches young people the importance of internet safety. It teaches them to be responsible with the amount of information they put up, the photos they publish, the things they write, etcetera. However, some children only learn this the hard way- perhaps, when they or someone close to them has been a victim of online identity theft. If social media was part of the curriculum they would learn the importance of it right from the beginning, and not wait until something forces them to.

i think this because, many teenagers and kids have social networking sites, such as facebook .. etc. and if social networking was apart of the curriculum then teachers could teach students how to use these sites in a safe and harmless way. The truth of the matter is more teens use these social networking sites than adults themselves, and if teachers were able to help the students, teach them how to use the sites in appropriate and safe ways, it’ll make a difference. A lot of people miss-use social networking sites in bad ways, either discrimination, or degrading, so if teachers were able to teach and protect their students from these things by teaching it to them and adding it in the curriculum, they could change how teens use the internet in a positive way. Also i feel that, teenagers would like to learn more about social sites, and they would like to know how to use it the right way, so if they were taught at school, this would be a positive thing to do. In conclusion, if social networking was added to the curriculum it would be a positive thing to do!

YES, I think this because; many teenagers and kids have social networking sites, such as facebook… Etc. and if social networking was a part of the curriculum then teachers could teach students how to use these sites in a safe and harmless way. The truth of the matter is more teens use these social networking sites than adults themselves, and if teachers were able to help the students, teach them how to use the sites in appropriate and safe ways, it’ll make a difference. A lot of people miss-use social networking sites in bad ways, either discrimination, or degrading, so if teachers were able to teach and protect their students from these things by teaching it to them and adding it in the curriculum, they could change how teens use the internet in a positive way. Also I feel that, teenagers would like to learn more about social sites, and they would like to know how to use it the right way, so if they were taught at school, this would be a positive thing to do. In conclusion, if social networking was added to the curriculum it would be a positive thing to do!

They will know on a superficial level but not really understand the best uses of the media. They won’t know how to go past the most trivial uses of Facebook and use it for a creative project, as a tool for political change or to start up a business. They won’t know how the site actually works on a programming level. They probably won’t know how to protect themselves from online dangers.

If the lesson is already using the social media to its fullest, the social media can’t be used as a distraction. Besides, a lesson shouldn’t be designed to make it easy for the teachers to control the class – the teachers should be good at controlling the class.

Students can be taught how to use social media securely, the class could include lessons on installing anti-virus programs, fixing Facebook privacy settings, what kind of information not to exchange online with possible sexual predators(everyone’s a suspect, a kind of ‘Don’t talk to strangers’ for the internet.