The internet has changed the way we educate our children, whether from the parent’s or teacher’s perspective. We now have access to so much information, 24/7, and it is a wonder to behold. Because it is, after all, the internet we are talking about here, not all the information you come across is 100% true. […]
Archive | Social Media
What kind of site doesn’t have a social media button these days? We’ll explain everything you need to know about social media and how it interacts with today’s society!
Use a Media Mash-up for Meaningful Classes
If you ask me to remember a lesson I learnt when I was a child it will with no doubt be something that was taught to me in a fun and innovative way. Research shows that the more senses used while teaching something, the more chance there is of the student remembering it. When I […]
How to Use Social Media as a Tool for Learning
Social media is everywhere. Someone recently remarked that nobody uses certain social media language abbreviations such as BRB anymore. And why? Well, because now there is no BRB. You aren’t coming back to anything, because it is always with you. Back when chatrooms were confined to the computer, you actually had to come back to […]
How Social Media is Affecting the English Language
In his masterpiece-of-a-book 1984, George Orwell deliciously (and very creepily) paints the picture of a world in which language has turned into newspeak: a concise, abbreviated, shorthand of the language formerly known as English. In today’s rapidly changing world, more and more of the English language is being affected by social media. This is happening […]