ELEMENT 2

ELEMENT 2

1. SOCIAL MEDIA IN EDUCATION

   • ADVANTAGES
     • Empowering effect
     • A way to communicate with students
     • It keeps students engaged and informed.
     • It strengthens your community
   • DISADVANTAGES
     • Teachers can be overwhelmed with technology
     • Confidentiality and privacy are very big issues
     • Individuals have to be aware of: accessibility and privacy settings

2. Current vocabulary of social media

   • Blog
   • App
   • Cloud
   • Starting media
   • Trending
   • Viral
   • E-book
   • Feed

3. WORD PROCESSORS IN THE CLASSROOM

   • Purpose
     • teachers can creat materials
     • teachers design Interactive elements.
     • Creative writing.
       • It model texts, share texts, produce them collaboratively.
       • They can be excellent tools for introducing or practicing language.
   • Apps
     • TrackChanges
       • is a tool in Microsoft Word which allows you to show any markups, changes or comments made to a document.
     • Using Marking
       • Windows program that aids the correction of word processed work from learners.

4. CREATION OF TEACHING MATERIAL BY USING WORD PROCESSORS

   • Use
     • Inserting images and links
       • Worksheets and links to websites
     • Creating forms
       • Simple exercises and interactive elements
   • Teaching materials
     • Flashcards, videos, games, visual aids
   • Word processor
     • It is a type of software application used for composing, editing, formatting and printing documents.