We as citizens of the 21st century are in the midst of the digital age, therefore it is expected form us as future teachers to use social media to our disposal. As future teachers, we need to adapt to the changing learning environment in schools, for students these days are very technological savvy. I think a very initiative, would be creating a website or a blogging community, wherein schools in the same area can discuss different takes on the prescribed curricular. In addition co-ordinating teachers of schools should be able to discuss certain aspects regarding topics of engagement. Furthermore these websites or blogs should be highly regulated and control, to allow only registered learners and schools to partake in the medium. Security should be MAIN PRIORITY. I think this avenue would serve as a great medium in establishing the overall standard and pace each school in a region is working on. Furthermore ties and relationships are forged not only academically but it can also branch out to the domains of sport and extra curricula activities. The aim is to establish a network in a specific region, where social capital can be harnessed.
Further more, I think using social media apps such as "Whatsapp", is an ideal platform to utilised, to encourage information sharing. Reasons being are: the majority of learners may not have access to pc's or laptops, but do have cell phones. Therefore their phones become a personal active device of learning, digital pedagogy. It is important however to stress the security issue, therefore "Whatsapp" is ideal, for it works of the basis of a cell phone number. Furthermore security can also be obtained by linking the phones directly to that of teachers and parents, to curb any invalid or unknown invites. Hence the need for the app to be used as a closed group, where by the administrator have the right to regulate admissions.
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