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Media Literacy for Inquiry-Based Learning: Social Media Platforms and Online Behaviour Adequacy

 

 There are several topics that I’m interested in learning more about. The first is teaching and using media literacy in library programs. The second is using social media as a form of communication, showcase, and teaching tool. With these topics, I hope to create a learning commons for elementary grades.

 One practice that I would like to explore more is inquiry-based learning through media literacy. I hope to give students the opportunity for hands-on learning while developing their media literacy skills. I would also like to learn how to teach students responsible online behaviours and research. If they are interacting with online tools at home, they may need more education regarding their safety and privacy, and hopefully use what they have learned to protect themselves in the real world. I also hope to have a chance at examining different techniques in maintaining a school’s social media account(s) to effectively communicate and showcase with the school community. Afterall, one of the standards from the IFLA School Library Guidelines is, “Promoting library programs and services includes communicating to users about what the library has to offer and matching those programs and services to the needs and preferences of users.” (3.5.5). I have just started a Twitter account to curate my interest in history with the online community. I enjoy using this platform and would like to extend this experience with students and teachers.


Photo of my Twitter account 

 Lastly, leading a professional development for colleagues seems daunting to me, but I would like to learn more as this is part of the teacher-librarian’s role, to “[m]odel for colleagues the identification, exploration, evaluation, curation and adoption of new digital resources and tools for learning.” (ISTE, Miller and Bass, 18).

  The digital technology that I imagine using would be implemented in a learning commons environment. I would like to see computers, iPads, Chromebooks; as well as various social media platforms, such as Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, etc. The more diverse technologies that are available in a learning commons, the more success we have in meeting the diverse needs of all student learners. These tools would be available for free access for the entire school community. They would also be effective in communicating with the community, making connections, and enriching student learning. According to Miller and Bass, “online space gives opportunity to tell story by highlighting what students were doing, and what connections they were making” (59). The chance to allow students to voice their thoughts and creativity would be rewarding. I agree that “[t]he abundance of free digital tools makes amplifying student voices more possible than ever” (61).

I hope to cover as much curriculums as possible with these ideas and practices. The curriculums that I hope to involve are literacy, communication, collaboration, social awareness and responsibility, and personal awareness and responsibility. One of the indicators that Miller and Brook mention from the ISTE is “Model digital citizenship by critically evaluating online resources, engaging in civil discourse online and using digital tools to contribute to positive social change” (43). I would love to meet this standard with the practices I have mentioned.

The issues that may arise are related to school culture and budget. I worry as a teacher-librarian that I may come across a school that is uninterested or wary of digital literacy, rather sticking to the traditional setting of a library. Miller and Bass reflect on one teacher’s situation with such a school, listening to her say, “’ They all trust me, but all of my teachers just want me to check out books and read to kids.” (36). I also hope schools in general will have enough budget to support their libraries. There is much to think about and figure out.


Works Cited

International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions. (2015). IFLA School Library Guidelines. 2nd revised edition, pg. 27-29.

Miller, S., & Bass, W. (2019).  Leading from the Library: Help your School Community Thrive in the Digital Age. International Society for Technology in Education.

 

 

My Twitter account if anyone is interested:The Pleasing Portfolio @ thepleasifolio

I post historical fashion, books, artworks, and illustrations that I curate from all over the globe.



Comments

  1. Hi Claudia! I think incorporating social media as a teaching tool is a great idea! Many of the students I teach are on different platforms such as TikTok or Instagram so I think it would be exciting for them to be able to use it at school as a way to learn. Thanks for sharing :)

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  2. Claudia - I agree - ProD for my colleagues is SOOO daunting!!!!!! I did attempt it in my first year - it went OK - but I'm still nervous about it. My hang up - is alway - what makes me more capable of providing ProD than the classroom teachers themselves? We're all specializing ... and learning and capable of teaching. After three years - I think I've begun to avoid taking on teaching ProD classes -because this is just not me. But the more I support newer teachers and offer to help them in their journey of discovering resources, the more I feel like I am providing my own 'brand' of ProD. and as a person who doesn't find the traditional from of ProD very helpful to myself (workshops) - I'm open to the idea that I can make this my own - and provide support in my own ways

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