Teachers+and+Social+Media

The group members (up to six of you) are listed below: ( Put your names here, each of you ). Wu Ping (Ashley Wu)


 * TEACHERS AND SOCIAL MEDIA** (asynchronously, each of you, when you have time, EDIT this page and put in the name of the subsection you want to add here. At the end there will be one sub-section written by each of the teammembers. You do not have to put your names on your section. We will be able to explain how we know who did which section later in the feedback. For grading be sure to review the rubric (see SIDEBAR).)

Sub-section title: What technology skills do today's teachers need to use social media tools effectively? Social media are different from traditional media, such as newspaper and television. They are accessible, communicative and inexpensive to get or publish information. //The Wealth of Networks: How Social Production Transforms Markets and Freedom// (Benkler, 2006) analyzed many distinctions in terms of economics. In educational areas, It brings greater opportunity and challenge for teachers to use these technology tools to promote learning and teaching. Turner, Laura (2005) listed out 20 basic technology skills that all educators should now have, which first five are word processing skills, spreadsheets skills, database skills, electronic presentation skills and web navigation skills. As a teacher, I also believe that it is important to facilitate and inspire students to learn and create in the daily learning. Teachers design and develop digital-age learning experiences and assessments, while engaging in professional growth to build technology knowledge and skills.