Educational use
Educational use
By Mélie Genet
Introduction
The possibilities for educational use of social networks are multiple and varied. Long demonised and strictly restricted to the private or commercial spheres, many teachers are today reflecting on the use of these tools as learning vectors.
If it may seem impossible to prevent constantly younger children to be interested in social networks, why not train them to use it in the classroom? Why don’t we help them understand the dangers and limits of these tools as well as the unlimited possibilities for sharing and collaborative construction of knowledge that they can offer?
The uses for teachers are mainly of three types:
- To open up their teaching environnement to the outside world by using social networks as communication and oversight tools (stay informed, share, communicate)
- To use social networks as educational tools in the implementation of learning (to arrange educational scenarios around the tools)
- To constitute a study in itself allowing the building of an information literacy (critical use of the tool, understanding the concept of digital identity).
We offer below a few examples of educational scenarios and reflexions surrounding social networks.
Social networks: an educational tool for the future? - Learningworld
Examples for the use of Facebook (resources in French)
Facebook: the irruption in learning, by Ludovia Magazine
Tutorial video Creating a class-group on Facebook
Vincent Martin’s blog, educational use of Facebook
Facebook in the classroom, example from a class in Quebec
Examples for the use of Twitter (resources in French)
Twitter in grade school at Dunkerque, France: Writing to read
Examples of the use of Twitter in an elementary school. a class in Vendeuvre-sur-Barse, Aube: Twitter at school with Martians
Educational use of Twitter - Quebec University’s network of libraries
Twitter at school, explain it to me
Google map of french-speaking twittclasses
Website listing of french-speaking twittclasses
Using Twitter in the classroom, by Bertrand Formet. Le Blog savoir CDI
“Maîtresse quand est-qu’on tweet?” (“Teacher, when do we tweet?”), lemonde.fr
Edupronet (Maghreb’s educational network). Using Twitter in the classroom
Prezi presentation Speak Read Write with digital
**Twitexpose **from Stéphanie de VANSSAY (slideshare slides)
Examples for the use of YouTube (resources in French)
An example of teaching material available on YouTube (there are hundreds more out there…)
YouTube teachers: hundreds of playlists on educational norms organised by theme and level
YouTube education: for schools, customisable playlists depending on the institution
Awareness program for teachers wishing to use YouTube with their students
YouTube ressources intended for teachers (Google user guide)
Article about Educavox Blog on the future of YouTube as an educational resource
Homework2 from Khaled Hafiane Mokadem (slideshare slides)
Slideshares to know more about the educational use of social networks (resources in French)
Apprendre et enseigner avec les réseaux sociaux : engluage sur la toile ou ouverture sur le monde from Marcel Lebrun
Réseaux sociaux : usages et pédagogie from Anne Kuss<br>
091125 Apprenants2point0 from Sébastien Reinders
Veille et usages pédagogiques des réseaux sociaux from xgalaup
Quelques pistes pédagogiques offertes par les réseaux sociaux from Françoise Cahen