Teachers in Social Media
In today’s fast paced world, people are increasingly turning to social media for real- time information and connection. People pay with their phones, check social media for their news, and talk through text. Social media in education is a spontaneous, grass roots movement originated by teachers themselves.
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 Amazon Education (2016) report teachers spend up to 12 hours per week online accessing instructional content |  RAND (2016) find a majority of elementary and secondary teachers consult Pinterest and Teachers Pay Teachers |  Educators are encouraged to use online professional learning communities, tools, and courses to enhance their mathematics content knowledge, pedagogical practice, and leadership (NCSM, 2015). |
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We find nearly all of our sampled teachers use Pinterest and Teachers Pay Teachers to acquire or share instructional content.
80% of teachers access Pinterest at least once a month
50% of teachers access Pinterest at least once a week
Dr. Kaitlin Torphy
Lead Researcher and Founder
Social media is a reflection of how teachers view themselves as teachers, how they view their practice, and how they view their pedagogical choices or aspirations.
Dr. Kenneth Frank
Professor of Sociometrics
Who knows it might be Instachat in the future...
Social Media, Who Cares? A Dialogue Between a Curmudgeon and a Millenial
Forthcoming in Teachers College Record
Year End Issue