The Pros and Cons of Social Media for Teachers

The Cons

The Cons of Social Media as a PLN

Losing Our Own Voice and Vision

• Beware of reading too much.
• Not everyone is right.
• Creates muddled thinking.
• Don't fall for the latest fad.
• Be discerning. Stick to your values.

It Isn't a Popularity Contest

What Am I Actually Learning?

• Focus on accredited sources like the NCTE for English educators.
• Who creates growth in the actual work of teaching?
• Does it help my students?
• Will this create greater clarity in what I do?
• What are the results in student academic growth?

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Pros of Social Media as a PLN

It's OK: Be a Show Off!

Develops Deeper Accountability.

It brings the outside world into the classroom!

• Endless opportunities for collaboration around the world.
• Skype a lesson with another classroom across the country.
• Skype with an author, it's free.
• Students write blog posts and share with other students.
• It's fun! Teachers, don't forget to sprinkle fun in from time to time!

We are all in this together!

"My Social Media PLN helps me to remember that as educators across the nation, we are all in this together. Enough said."