Using Social Media in the Classroom ─ A Best Practice Guide

This is an indispensable guide to using social media to enhance teaching and learning in schools. It combines practical information on using all forms of social media for educational purposes and provides indispensable advice on how to tackle issues arising from social media use in the classroom.

Key topics include: using blogs, wikis, social media networks and podcasting, digital literacy and new modes of learning, digital participation, cyberbullying and understanding risk online.

This second edition includes:

· Reflective tasks in each chapter inviting you critically consider important aspects of using social media in education

· Expanded coverage of game-based learning and mobile learning

· New examples tailored for use in primary and secondary schools

A website including additional resources and handouts can be found atwww.sagepub.co.uk/poore.