History doesn't seem fun at all for many students, why do they need to learn about all the dead people, they might ask themselves. There needs to be a way to help students get an interest in history and learning about all the wonders of our country. One big idea comes to mind, Facebook is a powerful tool and social network for many of our students today. Facebook with history looks like a weird combination, but they can go hand in hand. Letting students create a Facebook page for a historical figure can help them learn more about history. While using history and modern technology can help a student explore more about the lives of any important person of our nation. It does not just work with people, but also with nations. A nation or country can have a page and write all importance that has happened (ex: war,dictators, etc.) and current issues of the country. They can provide educational videos and comments to others classmates, while the student is learning so are their classmates. The project can become a year long project and turned into sections throughout the school year. Many teachers do not want to change up or even update part of their lesson plan to integrate technology. If teachers see that the old methods of teaching are not providing a new chance of learning for students then we should fit to what students are interested, which seems to be technology. To be able to integrate a social tool into a classroom can be very beneficial to students learning especially in history where most students don't see the importance of it.
The way I looked at this article was interesting because I never saw the importance of facebook. I myself don't have a Facebook because I saw no use in it, but this article has given me a new way of looking at facebook. I see a new way into taking something such as Facebook and taking advantage it for the students learning.
NETS students is provided in this learning activity of using Facebook as a tool of learning. This activity expands all the standards that a student needs to know about technology. It helps the students understand the value of learning and technology together.
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good idea. students are on facebook all the time anyway, they should use it for educational purposes. imagine what students could learn from others on facebook. I like your idea of learning from other countries as well as other classes. I can see the benefits of using facebook to further a student's education. in this model, we can utilize something fun to learn, what a great idea.
ReplyDeleteI think this is a very good idea; to integrate something that students use in their daily life with the classroom would aid students in getting involved in their own educations. By taking a platform that many students are very comfortable with, such as Facebook and applying it to the classroom students will feel more engaged and motivated to work on projects and learn about their topic. Facebook as an educational tool is a step in the right direction, the teacher must make sure that the class has the proper resources to provide quality information.
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