Can Pinterest, Twitter, Instagram and the likes support learning? They most certainly can. Social media engages students with you, their classmates, current affairs and online resources. Below are a few links to resources with suggestions for using social media in any classroom setting.
How colleges and students us social media.
Guide to Social Media in the Classroom
http://www.edutopia.org/blog/guidebook-social-media-in-classroom-vicki-davis
That’s Pinteresting! How educators use Pinterest effectively
http://shellyterrell.com/2013/10/21/thats-pinteresting-how-educators-use-pinterest-effectively-by-reese-jones/
Twitter helps students, educators enhance learning in and out of the classroom
http://www.onlineschools.com/blog/twitter-helps-students-enhance-learning.html
Five-minute Film Festival: Vine and Instagram Video in the Classroom
http://www.edutopia.org/blog/film-festival-vine-instagram-video-education
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