Microblogging with Edmodo for the development of key competences of secondary students. A case study
Abstract
This paper presents the results of a study conducted in a school in the province of Toledo (Spain) about the incidence of microblogging school activities through the free social network “Edmodo” on the development of students’ linguistic and digital information processing competences in the second year of Compulsory Secondary Education. Linguistic activity based on digital collaboration, participation and interactivity of students and teachers through short messages on social networks is an essential resource for shaping students’ social and linguistic competences in the virtual world and helping them develop interdisciplinary basic skills. Training students to access online tools for the structuring of information may provide them with the skills required to address the socio-technological context where knowledge is acquired not only by reading and being informed but also by creating and shaping information and ideas in a personal way. Nowadays, organizations like the European Union through the PISA tests are measuring students’ competences in digital reading and, in line with these concerns, the activities presented in this study may be regarded as highly productive to promote students’ comprehensive development.
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