Trends in Social Media
photo attributed to Speak Up This week we needed to look up information pertaining to the use of social media and technology within the classroom. I was shocked at what I found. The above infographic was most interesting to me. This infographic shows data and information from 2016. This is one of the first years that I started teaching. I really don't have a reference from before then, so the data here was most interesting to me. Check out these inforgraphics! The first statistic that I found was #3. This data said that 64% of teachers use videos to support learning goals. As I was going through my undergrad and practicing writing lesson plans, technology was always used to grab attention and keep students engaged. It is shocking to me to see that just over half of the teachers in the United States are implementing videos and other technology to better round out their lesson. I use videos on a daily basis, usually more than one time a day. It helps students hear the informati...