Social Media Schools Cause Stir On Twitter
Just a few days ago schools in the UK announced that they would be teaching primary school students how to blog, use Twitter, Wikipedia and other social media tools as part of their regular educational curriculm.
Then Birmingham City University came out with a statement announcing that they would be offering a Masters Degree in Social Media for students who planned to enter a profession such as journalism or public relations.
The back to back release of this information is making the social media world leap with excitement. I assume much of the buzz is due to the fact that the people now using sites such as Twitter and Facebook wish they had been given access to such tools when they were in school, but nevertheless, the buzz persists.
Don’t believe me? Just check out some of the chatter I found through a Twitter Search on the subject “social media schools”.
I think this is just the beginning of the discussion regarding social media in our schools. Stick with us here at SocialMediaSchools.com as we continue to track to issue of schools using social meda technology to both communicate with and educate their parents, teachers, students, and community members.
