Incorporating Social Media into the Classroom: A Case Study on How TikTok can be Immersed into Classroom Pedagogy

<p>My research project focuses on the use of TikTok embedded within classroom pedagogy and how it can be used as a tool to support academic and social emotional wellbeing. There is a lack of research investigating how social media can be incorporated into the classroom to make up for potential academic losses, including the inevitable social/emotional needs of adolescents that need to be addressed due to the ramifications of COVID-19. In my research, I question ways in which students see this tool as supporting their wellbeing, in what ways parents see this tool as supporting their child's wellbeing, and why TikTok is unique to successfully building a community. This project offers valuable insights into Generation Z on a deeper social-emotional level through fieldwork observation notes, surveys, and interviews with students and parents. My findings show that social media and classroom curriculum can work in tandem as a tool to increase engagement and support social emotional wellbeing and academic success. The TikTok application requires demonstrating 21st century skills, enhances social relationships, and builds a connected classroom community. Finally, this project’s findings demonstrate how educators can support the whole child through using tools such as TikTok to help provide social emotional support for highly anxious students. In the words of one participant, TikTok “makes everyone feel like they belong.”</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Science

Level thesis:degree_level

Master's Thesis

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Education

Year dc:date.available

2021

Author dc:creator

• Solomon, Sara

Contributors dc:contributor

• Jennifer Lucko, PhD
• Katherine Lewis, PhD

• Teacher education
• Social emotional learning
• Student centered learning
• Kinesthetic Learning
• TikTok
• Social media
• Whole child
• Developmental Psychology
• Education
• Educational Methods
• Elementary Education
• Secondary Education
• Teacher Education and Professional Development

Repository record dc:identifier

https://scholar.dominican.edu/education-masters-theses/39

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oai:scholar.dominican.edu:education-masters-theses-1031