Here is the link to my Social Media Voicethread.
References:
Bretag, R. (2007, July 19). Walled garden or open road: Student blogs [Web log post]. Retrieved from http://www.ryanbretag.com/blog/2007/07/walled-garden-or-open-road-student-blogs/
Roblyer, M.D. (2016). Integrating educational technology into teaching. (7 ed). Boston, MA: Pearson Education, Inc.
Watters, A. (2011, January 5). Google apps gives schools a better "walled garden" for student email. In Readwrite. Retrieved October 12, 2015, from http://readwrite.com/2011/01/05/google_apps_gives_schools_a_better_walled_garden_f
These are great points in a case for walled gardens for young learners. They can learn in a controlled environment how to use aspects of social media, while also learning digital citizenship. I think as students get older they can start to explore more open social content while they are still in a supervised environment, so they can apply their learning in a more authentic setting.
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