Increasing Student Engagement through TikTok

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Participate and share : Poster

Emily Taylor
This session aims to inform teachers about how to use TikTok to increase student engagement with content-related material. Presenters will show examples of TikTok videos and interactions with students that have increased engagement.

Audience:	Library media specialists, Teachers
Skill level:	Beginner
Attendee devices:	Devices required
Attendee device specification:	Smartphone: Android, iOS Tablet: Android, iOS
Participant accounts, software and other materials:	TikTok
Topic:	Creativity & curation tools
Grade level:	PK-12
Subject area:	Language arts
ISTE Standards:	For Educators: Facilitator Model and nurture creativity and creative expression to communicate ideas, knowledge or connections. For Students: Creative Communicator Students choose the appropriate platforms and tools for meeting the desired objectives of their creation or communication.

Proposal summary

Purpose & objective

Participants will be able to learn how to create, edit, and publish TikTok videos in order to increase student engagement of content-related material. TikTok is a heavily used app among grade-level-aged students; therefore, educators will be able to encourage students to participate in continued learning outside of the classroom by watching the TikTok videos.

Outline

Introduce tool i.e. TikTok examples & student comments (10-15 minutes)
Show how teachers & students have used TikTok in school (10-15 minutes)
Explain/demonstrate how to make, edit, and publish a TikTok (20 minutes)
Implement tool on own with help from presenters (10-20 minutes)

Supporting research

https://karenfreberg.com/blog/embracing-tiktok-in-and-out-of-the-classroom/
https://www.teachbetter.com/blog/using-tiktok-to-build-relationships-with-students/

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Presenters

Emily Taylor, Red Lion Area Junior High