{"id":8396,"date":"2016-02-27T08:07:17","date_gmt":"2016-02-27T12:07:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/edtechteacher.org\/?p=8396"},"modified":"2020-01-22T17:35:13","modified_gmt":"2020-01-22T21:35:13","slug":"educators-shouldnt-act-differently-on-social-media-from-patrick-larkin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/edtechteacher.org\/educators-shouldnt-act-differently-on-social-media-from-patrick-larkin\/","title":{"rendered":"Educators Shouldn’t Act Differently on Social Media – from Patrick Larkin"},"content":{"rendered":"

Patrick Larkin writes regularly on his Education Week blog,\u00a0Reinventing K-12 Learning<\/a><\/em>. He first published this post on February 18th.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

As someone who is a big proponent of Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, etc. as tools to communicate, connect, and learn, I often get asked about the downside of social media use for educators. \u00a0My honest answer is that I really don’t see a downside for educators in using social media tools for the purposes I mention above. The two biggest reasons for educators to be using social media are as follows:<\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. <\/b>Educators need to model the use of these online communication resources in a responsible manner.<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n
  2. <\/b>Social media provides an avenue for educators to amplify their voices and share the great work happening in their classrooms at a time where teachers and schools are often viewed with disdain.<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    I was asked about this topic by Tanya Roscorla<\/b><\/span><\/a> from the Center for Digital Education<\/b><\/span><\/a> in her recent article\u00a0How should educators act on social media<\/i><\/b><\/span><\/a>?\u00a0<\/i>Here is my response:<\/span><\/p>\n

    “If people out themselves as intolerant, ignorant people on social media, I think it’s a good thing, and they shouldn’t be in those positions to begin with.”<\/i><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

    >> Read the rest of the article on Patrick’s Education Week Blog<\/a>.<\/h4>\n

    Learn more from Patrick on this topic at Leading Future Learning on March 11th.<\/a><\/p>\n

    \"LFL2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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