Gaming and Social Media Integration in the Classroom

Gaming and Social Media Integration in the Classroom

by Sonia Castro

Multiple Choice

"On any given day, American teenagers (13- to 18-year-olds) average about nine hours (8:56) of entertainment media use, excluding time spent at school or for homework. Tweens (8- to 12-yearolds) use an average of about six hours’ (5:55) worth of entertainment media daily" (Common Sense Media, 2015) .

• True

• False

Poll

Students can improve their social skills by “communicating, collaborating, sharing ideas and sharing learning experiences” through social media platforms and gamification (Groff & Hass, 2008).

• True

• False

Open Ended

What are some unethical implications while using social media with middle schoolers?

​Unethical Implications include...

• once you post something, it can't be deleted. (digital footprint)

• ​copyright and legal issues

• what you post, is usually public,

• strong opinions on ​current event and trends

• ​social media platform Communication Guidelines

• ​gender inequality

• ​oversharing

• ​fake news

• ​hacking, plagiarizing, or spam accounts ​

Open Ended

https://youtu.be/ottnH427Fr8

How can we, as teachers, combat those negative behaviors?

5 Ways to address ethical behavior while using social media and gamification appropriately in the classroom for teaching and learning:

1. ​Use Everfi curriculum, Digital Wellness and Digital Citizenship Course.

2. ​Use Leader in Me 7 Habits curriculum focused on both online and offline worlds.​

3. ​Use ISTE- Standards for Students to guide TPACK teaching framework which blends pedagogy knowledge, content knowledge and technology knowledge.

4. ​Use Bloom's Digital Taxonomy to embed content knowledge and digital literacy.

5. Use a social media platform for teaching to practice and implement online ethical student behaviors​.

Poll

Which of the following curriculums or teaching methodologies do you think capable of implementing during semester 2 of 2021-2022 school year?

• EVERFI Curriculum

  Digital Wellness Course

• LEAD Curriculum

  7 Habits with digital ethics in mind

• ISTE Standards for Students

  with TPACK framework

• Bloom's Digital Taxonomy embedded with content standards

• Use a social media platform, such as facebook, twitter, Zoom, Ning to teach content

Multiple Choice

What are some benefits using game-based tech in learning environments?

• student engagement and motivation

• problem-solving and strategic thinking skills

• self-paced content learning

• all of the above

Open Ended

What are some concerns or issues you've come across when using game-tech with your students?

Open Ended

Take some time to think of the concerns mentioned by your colleagues. Choose one concern and provide a suggestion for solving that concern or a strategy you've used before that helped solve that issue.

Open Ended

Share one best practice in protecting students online privacy.

Ways to Protect Student Privacy​ on Social media

1. ​Know your school's or district policies- share them with your students; as well as, the justification behind them.

2. ​Create separate accounts

   1. ​professional use

   2. ​personal use

3. ​Protect student confidentiality FERPA, CIPA

Multiple Choice

Where can you find Rosemead School District policies on student privacy?

• Rosemead School District's Home Webpage

• Muscatel Middle School's Home Webpage

• Online Google Search

• LACOE Website