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We are always on. We are always connected. Social media has become a global force that reinvents new forms of communication and social interaction. With these new forms comes the creation of new education methods that take root in the new technological culture. As educators, we must take advantage of the growing boom in technology and guide it in our direction.
From Myspace (obsolete), Twitter, to Instagram, to Facebook, Tumblr, YouTube, and Snapchat -- all visual forms of communication -- social media has grown exponentially since I was in middle school. I remember signing in to Facebook for the very first time. It felt like learning a new language that was as visual as well as technical (Likes, emojis, text language). The new medium brought a wealth of ideas, content, news, and relationships, all at a click. It was amazing yet somehow addicting, because, now, with apps, we have them on our phones, computers, tablets, iPads. We are in constant contact with them.
It is expansive.
With these new forms of communications and social interactions, the field for teachers' has changed. Teachers will not only have to adjust but master this new field. Social media, now, cannot be extricated from students. It's just as much a part of them as their physical relationships (now virtual). Content has to be structured according to the students since they are always on. Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, using visual literacy, to teach and engage students has created new forms of critical thinking, creating, communicating, and collaborating. For example, using YouTube videos as a means to analyze and evaluate a subject, where the student gives an oral lesson using different forms of media. It's all new. And it's changing every year.
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