NCERT Urges The Use Of Social Media Applications For Online Teaching

Dec 08, 2022, 16:45 IST

The arrival of COVID-19 affected almost all the industries present, especially education. The children of today are the future of tomorrow, thus they must be trained well. During the COVID, NCERT urges the use of social media applications for online teaching. Also, they suggest some social media apps along with the right way to use them.

NCERT wrote, “Given the unprecedented social distancing and home quarantines due to COVID - 19, social media platforms have immense potential to contribute to teaching-learning processes. When physical access to schools and colleges is closed, we can leverage these platforms to effectively carry out academic activities in innovative ways.”

Let us now look at the social media platforms NCERT suggested to improve the quality of online education.

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Social Media Apps Suggested By NCERT How Teachers Can Optimize Social Media For Quality Education? Conclusion Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Social Media Apps Suggested By NCERT

Following are the social media platforms NCERT has recommended for online education. Along with recommending the apps, they also suggested ways to use each platform. Let us go through them one by one.

Whatsapp

WhatsApp is the instant messaging platform with the most numbers of active users. The best way teachers can use this platform is by making groups with students. There they can share all the study materials and other learning resources with them.

The teachers may also connect with the parents to talk about different things. They can discuss their child’s performance, behavior, previous results, and area of improvement.

Youtube

YouTube is one of the evergreen social media platforms for all age groups of people. As NCERT suggested, teachers can record and upload videos of their respective subjects. Further, they can create a topic-wise playlist and share them with their students.

Moreover, those videos can be auto-translated into the local languages. It will be useful for everyone, even if their mother language differs.

Instagram

In recent years, there has been tremendous growth in Instagram users. Instagram is not a social media platform for online learning, still, it is useful for learning.

There are thousands of creators in our country providing educational content through reels, photos and videos. Additionally, for long lectures, IGTV is the best option which can go by an hour long.

Pinterest

Like Instagram, Pinterest is also one of the most engaging visual social networks. It has millions of active users globally. Teachers can optimize this platform to search and provide category-based visual resources for education. Especially for arts, crafts, and DIY ideas, teachers and parents can use this platform.

Skype

Skype provides an HD video calling facility and is best for live discussions. It is best for group discussions, live doubt-solving, organizing guest sessions, etc.

Blogger

Blogger is a social media channel where anyone can publish their blog for free. Being a Google product, it is a helpful social media platform for teachers.

In blogger, teachers can publish and share the links of materials with their students. Also, it is a superb platform for keeping things organized. Here, the teachers can upload the necessary materials in blogs in texts, images, audio, videos, PPTs, etc.

If a teacher wishes to set up a common classroom blog, then WordPress is a workable option. Like Blogger, WordPress is a content management system (CMS) with more advanced facilities. WordPress allows users to create a classroom as well. In classrooms, teachers and students can share and talk about the subject.

Telegram

Telegram is popular for sharing large files that are almost impossible to share over other platforms. When the NISHTHA training program was going on, many states including Punjab, Odisha, Karnataka, Assam, and Rajasthan, used this platform to share their best practices and necessary information.

The teachers may do the same by sharing all the necessary materials with their students.

Edmodo

Edmodo is a free-to-use secure network made for education. Teachers can create a virtual classroom space on this platform. In the classroom, all the students can share and interact together on ideas and resources.

This online teaching app also provides poll features and quiz builders for students. Moreover, teachers can give reviews and remarks to students on their work.

Facebook

Facebook is the oldest platform in this social media list useful for online learning. Being a predominant social media channel, Facebook allows teachers to create groups and share educational content in various forms.

It also allows teachers to go live with students and deliver lectures, solve doubts, etc. With the messenger feature, giving individual feedback has become very easy.

Google Hangout

Google Hangout is one of the best study apps where teachers can conduct live-stream classes. The students can attend classes from their respective homes or any other place.

The best feature of Hangout is that it allows the formation of subgroups within a class. These subgroups are for group discussions among peers or students. Google Meet, Zoom and Webex are also an alternative to this video learning platform.

Twitter

Twitter is a social media platform for people of every country and area of interest. It is a micro-blogging platform from where students can gain essential knowledge. On Twitter, the students can share their viewpoints on specific topics, engage with interested communities, etc.

Linkedin

LinkedIn is a popular platform for professionals and students. It comes with a surplus of learning opportunities. Here, students can establish connections with industry experts, share ideas, and learn plenty of things available on this platform.

This platform also assists students with digital resumes as per their education, learnings, and experiences through different mediums. The best thing here is that employers and HRs look for freshers. Thus, students may get internship opportunities along with their studies and also job offers once they finish their education.

How Teachers Can Optimize Social Media For Quality Education?

Before, we have seen the top social media apps to help students learn their respective subjects. But what are the best ways to optimize those platforms for quality education? Let us discuss the three best reasons teachers should adopt to optimize social media for education.

Establish A Strong Social Media Community

The administration can use social media for educational institutions and to promote themselves in many ways. The principals of school administrations can share their news and achievements via. these social media platforms. Recently, social media has evolved as the best way to help students develop academic and creative skills. Thus, establishing a strong social media community will help them a lot.

Another thing schools or institutions can install is launching their new initiatives/projects through these mediums. Thus, parents can get information about these projects and initiatives through social media.

Hosting Live Lectures And Discussions

The best way to maximize online education is by creating class groups and streaming live lectures. Also, it is useful for doubt sessions, discussions, class announcements, and posting assignments.

Even now when schools and colleges have begun offline, it is still a decent idea. It can be implemented during vacations and holidays. During summer, autumn, or winter breaks, it can turn out to be the best mode of engagement. On regular days also, teachers can post notes, and assignments to keep things organized.

Learning Management Systems

Learning Management Systems (LMS) is a network software made for the proper execution of educational programs in schools and colleges. LMS provides social media learning opportunities to assist students. It offers instant chat systems, videos, forums for sharing info, and other lessons.

The arrival of LMS strengthens the students' engagement and creates team projects with easy collaboration. Moreover, it also tackles any student or learning-related issues. Some other learning benefits of LMS include webinar capacity, live conferencing, blogs, group reviews, and many more.

Conclusion

For quality online education, NCERT urges the use of social media applications for online teaching. They did this to maximize the efficiency of education during the COVID period. Teachers can use the above-mentioned social media apps for better results in teaching. Also, there are many ways for the management and teachers for top-quality education.

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