Hi Pod7, I’m glad to have the opportunity to share my peer review on your topic “How to Effectively Use Social Media in the Classroom” in this blog.

First of all, integrating social media into the classroom is very relevant to our current life. I think the most significant advantage you have in choosing inquiry-based learning as your teaching strategy is that it encourages critical thinking, personalization, practicality and life-long learning. The rationale for this choice is well explained, in particular how it enables learners to explore and evaluate the use of social media in education according to their goals and interests.

I think that in your subtopics, you have effectively addressed the needs and characteristics of your target audience (educators) and utilized many different resources and interactions to help students understand and master the class.

With the subtitle “Navigating Social Media Safely in Educational Settings”. I agree with the subtitle of Talking to You about the Potential Risks Associated with Social Media Use. In addition to online quizzes and reading resources, guest speakers can also be invited to share and discuss with online safety and security experts. Learners can better identify and deal with online fraud through the real cases shared by experts, which is also interactive.

In your thread on “Understanding the Benefits and Challenges of Social Media in Education”, the advice I would like to give about the assessment program is that the idea of engaging in discussion and critical thinking by commenting on peer posts is cool and relevant to your Learning strategy-inquiry-based learning. How to make this topic interesting can allow learners to engage in critical discussions by blogging separately about different perspectives on social media (sharing strengths and weaknesses, etc.)

Overall, your topic design is very logical and interesting. Hope my suggestion can help you :）