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Diosanta Christa Jaymielitz F.
STEM-Bonifacio
Tiktok usage for students classroom purposes

TikTok is social media app. It lets users to make and edit three-to-15-second videos,
as well as thread together recordings up to 60 seconds long.However, this is only true when
videos are recorded within the app; footage uploaded from other sources can be much
longer. Tiktok platform is designed for making music videos, lip-sync videos, dancing videos,
and comedy shorts, but it may be used for anything. TikTok in the classroom doesn't have to
be a distraction that's outlawed when it can actually be a valuable tool for reaching and
engaging students on a deeper and more meaningful level. While the social networking
component of TikTok, which is exposed to the internet, needs to be kept under check the
video production side of the program may be a wonderfully creative tool in the teaching
toolkit.
Students are likely to spend a long time in the app due to the "endless stream" of content,
and may even grow addicted to watching videos for hours at a time. Some students make fun
of each other's movies, while others create videos solely to mock their classmates. To gain
more likes and followers, some kids create absurd, sometimes deadly, films. Although social
media challenges are a convenient method to acquire likes, some of them are inappropriate
for tweens and teens. According to some experts, it's simple to come across triggering
content on the app that could encourage self-harm or eating problems. Unsurprisingly, many
young individuals find the desire to become TikTok famous alluring. A user can become an
overnight viral phenomenon, attract thousands of new followers, and potentially jumpstart
their career with just one video. The appeal of TikTok shows no signs of waning in the age of
the influencer (indeed, some celebrities have active TikTok accounts). Given that Generation
Z dominates TikTok's user base, this has clear consequences for education. Despite the fact
that many schools prohibit the use of cellphones in the classroom, 90 percent of British
youngsters have their own smartphone by the age of 11. Furthermore, 90 percent of the 500
million active TikTok users around the world use the app multiple times every day. On
average, users spend 52 minutes per day on the site and open it eight times per day. TikTok
has a high level of engagement, which some educators feel is detrimental to education.
TikTok's content provides instructional tips and takeaways in a pleasant and engaging
fashion, teaching something useful and driving people to seek out more information. But
when you break it down into pieces and consequences, it's not so difficult. It's even been
dubbed the "future of education" by Fast Company. Even if that turns out to be a lot of
hyperbole, the lessons of video and social interactions, as well as digital media, are hard to
dismiss as part of that future. Unique science experiments, valuable life hacks, clever math
tricks, easy DIY projects, and inspiring messages and advice have all piqued the interest of our
community. We're continuing to develop creators and partnerships that support this type of
content on the platform with our Creative Learning Fund." TikTok's social media platform
style allows students to become "influencers," which encourages students to engage in the
community. For example, have students create videos about upcoming sports events, musical
and dramatic productions, science fairs, dances, and other happenings. This not only
promotes school events, but it also allows the school to be featured on a district-wide
platform. Other schools can obtain and exchange ideas as well, all while engaging and
fostering kids' creativity.
Finally, TikTok is a fun and creative platform where users can share dance videos, tell
humorous jokes, and showcase their skills. However, some of the information posted by
users may include explicit language, suggestive themes, and sexual gestures.If you let your
pupils to use the TikTok app, Sensible Social suggests using the program's Family Pairing
option and talking with them about safe and smart social media activities.

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