Share Paper: Social Media in Teacher Professional Development: A Literature Review

  1. Christine Greenhow, Michigan State University, United States
  2. Diana Campbell, Michigan State University, United States
  3. Sarah Galvin, Michigan State University, United States
  4. Emilia Askari, Michigan State University, United States
Friday, March 30 10:45 AM-11:15 AM Wright

Abstract: Bridging ‘cloud’ to class, developing ‘network literacy,’ and supporting the transfer of professional knowledge to practice (and vice versa) are essential for educators at all levels to advance the field This literature review focuses on a decade of research within and around the intersecting spaces between social media and the classroom From cloud to classroom, teaching to learning, and policy to practice we seek to survey research on teacher knowledge and practice as evidenced in and mediated by social media Within the space constraints of this paper, we present a portion of our comprehensive literature review on social media in ...