Using Twitter for Civic Education in K-12 Classrooms

Autor/inn/en	Chapman, Amy L.; Marich, Holly
Titel	Using Twitter for Civic Education in K-12 Classrooms
Quelle	In: TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 65 (2021) 1, S.51-61 (11 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Chapman, Amy L.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	8756-3894
DOI	10.1007/s11528-020-00542-z
Schlagwörter	Social Media; Citizenship Education; Civics; Elementary Secondary Education; Elementary School Teachers; High School Teachers; Educational Practices; Learner Engagement; Citizen Participation; Interpersonal Relationship + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Soziale Medien; Citizenship; Education; Politische Bildung; Politische Erziehung; Staatsbürgerliche Erziehung; Staatsbürgerkunde; Elementary school; Teacher; Teachers; Grundschule; Volksschule; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; High school; High schools; Oberschule; Bildungspraxis; 'Citizen participation; Citizens'' participation'; Bürgerbeteiligung; Interpersonal relation; Interpersonal relations; Interpersonelle Beziehung; Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung
Abstract	This paper is a report of a qualitative case study of two teachers who use the social media platform Twitter with their students to teach civic knowledge and skills. Although the use of Twitter in higher education has been studied, few studies have been done to understand the use of Twitter in K-12 education (Greenhow et al., 2020). This article adds to that literature on Twitter in K-12 education by examining the ways in which one elementary school teacher and one high school teacher use Twitter in their classrooms to prepare their students for lifelong civic engagement. This study showed the elementary teacher used Twitter to teach her students how to interact with others on social media, while the high school teacher used Twitter to increase student engagement and civic participation. For both, Twitter provided a space where each teacher and their students could learn and practice the knowledge and skills necessary to participate in civic life across the lifespan. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01