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LRNT 526 Unit 1, Activity 3: Specific Issue Exploration: Can Social Media Apps be Used Ethically in the Classroom?

By on Apr 18, 2022 in Uncategorised | 11 comments

In today’s fast changing world, what social media is popular among adolescents can shift quickly. TikTok’s sudden rise in popularity has many looking carefully at what the app is, its terms of service, privacy policy, and its algorithms. Our team has chosen to examine TikTok as a learning tool in the classroom.  In our team of Stephanie, Angela and London, half of us had a TikTok account and half didn’t. Members who were new to the app were tasked to record their experiences and feelings using this technology for the first time. For myself who had been a holdout to adopting this technology, finally signing up was easy and quick. I was immediately presented with the terms of service (TOS) and privacy policy (PP) which I decided to review carefully. Next, there was a short orientation followed by a request to allow notifications. All of these steps seemed very...