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“21st Century Teachers should incorporate digital and social media to engage students”
In the 21st century, children from three-years of age are increasingly using digital media facilitated by their parents. Digital information comes in different formats including through literature, video-streaming services such as YouTube, and collaboration through social media such as Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Google+. These can be incorporated into a learning environment that engages students (eg. http://bertylee.weebly.com). Primary-aged children are increasingly accustomed to tablets and other touch screen devices, and we see evidence of this daily. These observations are also supported by research findings from the Australian Communications and …show more content…

(2015) Ill Communication: Technology, Distraction & Student Performance. Centre for Economic Performance. CEP Discussion Paper 1350. ISSN 2042-2695

Bouffard, S. (2008). Tapping Into Technology: The Role of the Internet in Family-School Communication, Family Involvement Research Digests, Harvard Graduate School of Education. Retrieved from: http://www.hfrp.org/family-involvement/publications-resources/tapping-into-technology-the-role-ofthe-Internet-in-family-school-communication

Bull, A., Brooking, K. & Campbell, R. (2008). Successful home-school partnerships. Report prepared for Ministry of Education by New Zealand Council for Educational Research. Retrieved from: http://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/publications/schooling/28415/3

Chu, M., Meulemans, Y. (2008) The problems and potential of MySpace and Facebook usage in academic libraries. Internet Reference Services Quarterly 13 (1): pp 69-85.

Eick, C.J. & King, D.T. (2012). Non-science majors’ perceptions on the use of YouTube video to support learning in an integrated science lecture. Journal of College Science Teaching, 42(1), 26-30.

Fewkes, A. and McCabe, M. (2012). Facebook: Learning Tool or Distraction? Journal of Digital Learning in Teacher Education, 28(3), Retrieved from: