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Using social media to teach

As the landscape of education continually evolves, social media emerges as a powerful tool for enhancing teaching and learning. This course is designed for educators who wish to harness the potential of social media platforms to enrich their educational practices and engage learners in novel and impactful ways. The course will guide you through the essentials of integrating social media into your classroom responsibly and in pedagogically sound ways. You will learn to appreciate the types of social media, understand their safe use and explore how these can facilitate more effective teaching. The course also addresses critical aspects such as digital citizenship and copyright awareness, ensuring you can guide your learners with confidence and care.

Sessions

Session 1

The place of social media in education

R125

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Required existing laptop/tablet skills:

Entry Level Standard

Points gained:

5 PD Points

Required prior knowledge:

Use of a tablet device or a laptop.

Session description:

After the session, you will:
• appreciate the types of social media and provide examples of each
• understand how to use social media responsibly
• understand the implications of using social media in the classroom
• appreciate data availability as a consideration in relation to using social media in the classroom
• be able to list the benefits and challenges of using social media in education
• appreciate how the different types of social media can help you become a more effective teacher
• understand the need to use social media in a pedagogically sound way in the classroom.
Session 2

YouTube in the classroom

R125

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Required existing laptop/tablet skills:

Entry Level Standard

Points gained:

5 PD Points

Required prior knowledge:

Session 1 of this course would be useful.

Session description:

After the session, you will:
• know what the history of YouTube is
• be able to talk about the various YouTube tools that teachers can use
• create a YouTube account in a browser and on the YouTube app
• be able to navigate around the various YouTube pages and buttons
• know how to create a YouTube channel and playlist
• have uploaded a video
• appreciate the style of video suitable for education
• understand the importance of copyright
• appreciate the importance of using YouTube in pedagogically sound ways
• understand what digital citizenship is
• understand four theories that are useful for evaluating a social-media based lesson.
Session 3

Instagram in the classroom

R125

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Required existing laptop/tablet skills:

Entry Level Standard

Points gained:

5 PD Points

Required prior knowledge:

Session 1 of this course would be useful.

Session description:

After the session, you will:
• know what the history of Instagram is
• be able to talk about the various Instagram tools that teachers can use
• have created an Instagram account in a browser and/or in the Instagram app
• know how to navigate around the various Instagram pages and buttons
• know how to create an Instagram post (image, carousel, video, reel)
• understand the importance of copyright
• understand what digital citizenship is
• appreciate the importance of using Instagram in pedagogically sound ways
• understand four theories that are useful for evaluating a social-media based lesson.
Session 4

Facebook in the classroom

R125

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Required existing laptop/tablet skills:

Entry Level Standard

Points gained:

5 PD Points

Required prior knowledge:

Session 1 of this course would be useful.

Session description:

After the session, you will:
• know what the history of Facebook is
• be able to talk about the various opportunities Facebook presents to teachers
• know how to create a Facebook account in a web browser
• know how to create an account on Facebook in the Facebook app
• know how to navigate the various Facebook pages and buttons
• know how to create a Facebook post
• appreciate the importance of copyright
• understand what digital citizenship is
• appreciate the importance of using Facebook in pedagogically sound ways
• understand four theories that are useful for evaluating a social-media based lesson.
Session 5

Pinterest in the classroom

R125

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Required existing laptop/tablet skills:

Entry Level Standard

Points gained:

5 PD Points

Required prior knowledge:

Session 1 of this course would be useful.

Session description:

After the session, you will:
• know what the history of Pinterest is
• be able to talk about the various options that Pinterest presents to teachers
• know how to create a Pinterest account in a browser and in the mobile app
• know how to navigate the various Pinterest pages and buttons
• know how to create a pin
• appreciate the importance of copyright
• understand what digital citizenship is
• appreciate the importance of pedagogically sound use of Pinterest in the classroom
• understand four theories that are useful for evaluating a social-media based lesson.
Session 6

Blogging and podcasting in the classroom

R125

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Required existing laptop/tablet skills:

Entry Level Standard

Points gained:

5 PD Points

Required prior knowledge:

Session 1 of this course would be useful.

Session description:

After the session, you will:
• be able to give a brief history of blogging and podcasting
• appreciate what microblogging is
• be able to talk about educational uses of blogging and podcasting
• have created an account on the Blogger platform
• know how to navigate the various Blogger pages and buttons
• know how to create a blog and blog posts
• have created a Spotify for Podcasters account
• know how to navigate the various Spotify for Podcasters pages and buttons
• know how to create a podcast episode
• appreciate the importance of copyright
• understand what digital citizenship is
• appreciate the importance of using blogging and podcasting in pedagogically sound ways
• understand four theories that are useful for evaluating a social-media based lesson.
Session 7

WhatsApp in the classroom

R125

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Required existing laptop/tablet skills:

Entry Level Standard

Points gained:

5 PD Points

Required prior knowledge:

Session 1 of this course would be useful.

Session description:

After the session, you will:
• know what the history of WhatsApp is
• be able to talk about the educational uses of WhatsApp
• have created a WhatsApp account on a mobile device and in a browser
• know how to navigate the various WhatsApp pages and buttons
• be able to explain the uses of WhatsApp groups, communities and broadcast lists
• appreciate the importance of copyright
• understand what digital citizenship is
• appreciate the importance of pedagogically sound use of WhatsApp in the classroom
• understand four theories that are useful for evaluating a social-media based lesson.
Session 8

TikTok in the classroom

R125

Buy 1 session

Required existing laptop/tablet skills:

Entry Level Standard

Points gained:

5 PD Points

Required prior knowledge:

Session 1 of this course would be useful.

Session description:

After the session, you will:
• be able to explain the strengths and weaknesses of short-form video apps
• know what the history of TikTok is
• know about the various options that TikTok has that teachers can use
• know how to create a TikTok account in a browser and in the mobile app
• know how to navigate the various TikTok pages and buttons
• be able to explain the uses of TikTok groups, communities and broadcast lists
• appreciate the importance of copyright
• understand what digital citizenship is
• appreciate the importance of the pedagogically sound use of TikTok in the classroom
• understand four theories that are useful for evaluating a social-media based lesson.

R1000

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