Mayo’s Clinic: Using Social Media in Our Classrooms
Tuesday, 02 October 2012 15:55Two effective strategies to consider are blogging and discovering, or instant research.
By Dr. Fred Mayo, CHE, CHT
Last month, we talked about expanding our connections to colleagues, industry partners and other professionals. This month, we will start the first of three columns on ways that students connect using social media, beginning with using social media in our classrooms.
Social Media
There are lots of ways to look at social media and a myriad of definitions available. After all, our students use a range of software programs to communicate, contact and contribute to discussions. They use Google, Google Alerts and YouTube for research purposes; they have RSS feeds and Mashups; they also thrive on a lot of time with Facebook, YouTube, Pinterest, Tumblr and Foursquare, among many others.