Article Review: 100 Ways to Use Social Media in the Classroom

Social media is no longer seen as a forum for making connection with friends, planning events, birthday parties, weddings, and anniversaries. Nor is it perceived as a place for organizations and businesses to brand and promote their products or services. It is also seen for its role as a social agent in how teaching and learning is conducted. Social media classroom has also emerged since its introduction and revolutionized how we teach and learn. Social media not only facilitates collaborative learning, but also global and intercultural understanding. Social media has a great impact upon how we communicate and therefore how we learn.


According to the article:

Social media may have started out as a fun way to connect with friends, but it has evolved to become a powerful tool for education and business. Sites such as Facebook and Twitter and tools such as Skype are connecting students to learning opportunities in new and exciting ways. Whether you teach an elementary class, a traditional college class, or at an online university, you will find inspirational ways to incorporate social media in your classroom with this list.

The article provides examples of projects and activities as well as strategies and techniques to effectively integrate social media into the curriculum.

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Shared by Dr. Cheryl Cottle
Chief Executive Officer of Cottle's Professional Consulting
Manager of CPC Women in Business

 

Business Tips Corner: Stay Focused and Work Tirelessly

Business Tips Corner!

For our Business Tips Corner, I will also like to share another quote with you this week. 

Between you and every goal that you wish to achieve, there is a series of obstacles and the bigger the goal, the bigger the obstacles. Your decision to be, have and do something out of the ordinary entails facing difficulties and challenges that are out of the ordinary as well. Sometimes your greatest asset is simply your ability to stay with it longer than anyone else. ~Brian Tracy

Remember that in everything you pursue; whether it is an entrepreneurial, academic or personal development goal, you will face obstacles. According to Brian Tracy, every thing that you pursue will "entail facing difficulties and challenges". If you believe in your entrepreneurial vision, you must stay focused and work tirelessly, until you achieve your goals and dreams. 

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Shared by Dr. Cheryl Cottle

Chief Executive Officer of Cottle's Professional Consulting

Administrator of CPC Women in Business

Copyright © 2011 by Dr. Cheryl Cottle ● Cottle’s Professional Consulting. All rights reserved.

Business Tips Corner: Always do your research

For my Business Tips Corner I will like to share with you some words of wisdom from my grand-son Matthew regarding his decision-making process before making a purchase for toys. By the way, he was named the most "Optimistic Boy in his Class." He is a Grade 3 student and an avid fan of Pokemon, Bakugan, BeyBlade, Chaotic, Chess, Scrabbles, and the list goes on . This is his decision-making process.


This is what he had to say:

I just don't buy a game, I do research to see if it is worth the money it cost; and to make sure that I really like it.  

As entrepreneurs when you are making a purchase make sure that you conduct your research to make sure that the product or services is worth its cost and that it is really what you want. 

Shared by Dr. Cheryl Cottle

Chief Executive Officer of Cottle's Professional Consulting

Creative Entrepreneur and Administrator of CPC Women in Business

Copyright © 2011 by Dr. Cheryl Cottle ● Cottle’s Professional Consulting. All rights reserved.