A workshop on using social media in teaching

English

Prepared by : Anas AlawawdehH.O.D: Samir Al-Said

ELT supervisor: Mohammad SamahaELT Senior Supervisor: Aisha Al-Awadi

School principal: Abdallah Alhaqan

Key social media sites

Facebook Twitter

YoutubeMyspace

InstgramWhats app

What is social media?

• The term social media refers to web-based and mobile applications that allow individuals and organizations to create, engage, and share new user-generated content, in digital environments through multi-way communication.

• These tools tend to fall into two broad categories: those primarily intended for social networking, such as Facebook or Twitter, and those that are designed for sharing user-generated content such as blogs, YouTube, or Flickr.

Figure 1. Some key social media sites and their year of launch

Figure2. Percentage of social media users in U.S. and UK higher education groups.

Note: U.S. statistics are from the Pew Internet & American Life Project. UK statistics are from the Oxford Internet Survey. Date: 20 Dec 2011

• 750 millionNumber of Facebook users worldwide.• 100 millionNumber of Twitter users worldwide.• 230 millionNumber of tweets sent per day.

• 80 percent

Increase in Tweets since the beginning of2011.

• $8 billion

Estimated valuation of Twitter based onthat recent funding.

• $80 billionEstimated valuation of Facebook.• 11.8 millionNumber of new Facebook users worldwidein May, down from 13.9 million new users inApril, according to the research groupInside Facebook.• SOURCE THE FISCAL TIMES 2011http://www.thefiscaltimes.com/Articles/2011/09/12/The-Social-Media-Explosion-Bythe-Numbers.aspx#page1

How to use Twitter

Tips on using SM in teaching

• Show students how to find and access information through technology.

• Establish Clearly Communicated Boundaries.• You can use SM to handle different areas in

your teaching; grammar, composition, reading, literature…

• SM can be used to broadcast events like exams and deadlines.

Pros and cons of using Social networks in teaching

Pros:- Making safe communities: among students and teachers

themselves.- Gain access to available information, services, and

resources. -Collaboration is encouraged

-Building an ongoing relationship with stakeholders: with social media, the classroom can be a lively, 24/7 experience .

-Professional development

Cons and pros of using Social networks in teaching

Cons :

-the dynamics of the users of the technology: Must be managed by someone who understands social media.

- Lack of features. - Can be a distracter if not used properly. - It needs more than a presence. - From an organizational and management perspective, the most

significant benefits and the most notable risks arise from the

democratizing nature of social media.

Helpful Twitter accounts for teachers to follow

@NikPeachey, @ozge, @TheConsultantsE and @Larryferlazzo .

Or just click on the "Who to follow button" and search for terms such as ELT, Tesol, EFL, and ESL.

I hope this workshop was helpful

Thanks for attending Good luck in your teaching