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Social media for students

Social media for students

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Social media for students

- In this video I want to go over several ways you can engage students with social media as you help them to learn how to use it to their advantage. Not only is social media an important tool for professional development purposes, but it can also be a wonderful tool to use with students in your classroom. Social media has revolutionized the way that we're able to communicate. Currently there are over two billion users of social media in the world, a number which continues to grow. In schools, we talk a lot about getting our students college and career ready, but often fail to educate them about their online behaviors. As mentioned in the digital citizenship video, according to a survey by Jobvite, 93% of hiring managers look at content from a candidate's social media accounts. And in a study by Career Builder, 51% of employers reported that they decided not to hire someone based on what they found on a candidate's social media account. We also discussed the importance of our student's…

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