The power of social media is truly amazing. At this very moment on my Facebook feed are neknomination videos from people across the globe. Okay well maybe those videos aren't a great example of how power social media can be but it just goes to show how quickly things can spread when they go viral. With all the power that social media holds means that users must be taught how to harness this power safely and responsibly. Although it should not solely be the responisbility of teachers to educate students on how to safely and responisbly use social media, they should educate their students when given the opportunity, especially those who are incorporating social media into their classrooms.
Here are my three favorite social media uses that teachers can use as tools for social media education!
3. With all the neknomination videos surfacing throughout the world, some have chose to encourage others to get out there are and help the less fortunate. There are tons of these videos out there but this was the first I saw.
2. Bell Let's Talk - Bell's mental health awareness campaign grew again this past years raising over $5 million.
1. These Ontario teachers who posted this picture and within two weeks had over 90,000 retweets!
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