Gaming and social media integration in the classroom

Teachers don't have to preview online games, like this Quizziz, before giving it to students.

• True

• False

Using social network platforms for education can facilitate student to student and student to teacher (or teacher to student) interactions.

• True

• False

Do you think using a social network for your class could create opportunities for students to collaborate on a project?

• Yes!

• No

• I could see how this could be possible.

Answer explanation

Yes, using social media with your class could offer collaboration opportunities for your students (de-Marco, et al., 2016). Keep in mind, you should be the one to create the social media group for students and put appropriate restrictions on the group.

Draw a smily face if you agree or draw a sad face if you disagree.

Students who actively participate in educational games increase their academic performance.

Multi-select: Student likely get screentime at home and considering this, we want screentime in the classroom to be beneficial. Select the principals that you think are important when using social medial or gamification in the classroom.

• modeling the social media or game

• using the social media or game in a meaningful way

• active monitoring from the eudcator

• none of the answer choices fit

Answer explanation

Many students already recieve screen time daily and therefore we want to make sure our screen time is meaningful, monitored, and that we model appropriate use of it (Canadian Paediatric Society, Digital Health Task Force, Ottawa, Ontario, 2019.

Word Cloud creation:

What do you think some benefits of using social media or gamification are in the classroom?

Answer explanation

Using social media or gamification in the classroom can "create positive relationships with teacher and peers", offer "opportunities for social developement", and if used properly can "reduce learning gaps" (Canadian Paediatric Society, Digital Health Task Force, Ottawa, Ontario, 2019).

Do you think students can share ideas on social media? For example, if they are working on a project together, could they use social media to discuss, plan, and share their work?

• Yes!

• No

• I can see this being possible, yes!

Answer explanation

Yes, using social media can be a way for students to share their work, discuss idea, and plan projects they may be working on (de-Marcos, 2016).

Why do you think teaching students about digital citizenship is important?

Answer explanation

Teaching students about digital citizenship is imporant because we are exposing them to an online world full of benefits and potential hazards. Students must be made aware of their digital foot print, how to be safe online (how to search safely, how not to share information about themselves or others), and how to keep in mind screentime limits (Lauricella, et al., 2020).

You create a word to fill in the blank. Using games for learning can:

Increase (blank)

decrease (blank)

Answer explanation

Some examples could incluse increase engagement, academics, mood, or decrease gaps, poor behaavior, interruptions.

Word cloud creation!

I can see myself using Quizziz for (you fill in the word) in the classroom!