Democratic Twittering: Microblogging for a More Participatory Social Studies

Autor/in	Krutka, Daniel G.
Titel	Democratic Twittering: Microblogging for a More Participatory Social Studies
Quelle	In: Social Education, 78 (2014) 2, S.86-89 (4 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0037-7724
Schlagwörter	Social Networks; Electronic Publishing; Web Sites; Technology Uses in Education; Class Activities; Philosophy; History; History Instruction; Elementary School Students; Secondary School Students; United States History; World Affairs; Foreign Countries; Cuba; Massachusetts + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Social network; Soziales Netzwerk; Elektronisches Publizieren; Web-Design; Technology enhanced learning; Technology aided learning; Technologieunterstütztes Lernen; Philosophie; Geschichte; Geschichtsdarstellung; History lessons; Geschichtsunterricht; Sekundarschüler; Weltpolitik; Ausland; Kuba; Master-Studiengang
Abstract	Waves of revolutionary actions beginning in late 2010 led to the downfall of dictatorial leaders who had been entrenched in the Arab world for decades. Everyday citizens used social media services to coordinate, communicate, expose, and respond to the oppressive forces that would crush pockets of resistance. The period known as the Arab Spring provides just one of many examples of how new media "have lowered the costs of production and circulation, decreasing the investment of skills and money required to meaningfully shape our culture, and thus have paved the way for more voices to be heard." If everyday citizens can utilize social media to promote change in the face of oppressive regimes then these services can certainly foster more participatory and democratic experiences for students and teachers. These opportunities should be particularly enticing in the social studies, a field concerned with democratic citizenship, but often characterized by top-down pedagogy. Numerous educators have enlisted a range of social media sites (e.g., Facebook, Google Plus, Pinterest, Plurk) to improve their craft, and Twitter has attracted its fair share of enthusiasts. In this article, the author describes two dynamic social studies lessons, concerning Enlightenment era philosophers and the Cuban Missile Crisis, that serve as illustrative examples of how social media, specifically Twitter, might offer more participatory and student-centered educational experiences. (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	National Council for the Social Studies. 8555 Sixteenth Street #500, Silver Spring, MD 20910. Tel: 800-683-0812; Tel: 301-588-1800; Fax: 301-588-2049; e-mail: membership@ncss.org; Web site: http://www.socialstudies.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10