Bringing Social Media to the Classroom - No Matter what Your Major is.

Social Media and Social Innovation becoming part of a Curriculum on Prezi

Bringing social media sites and tools to the classroom, I feel, is extremely important. Social media strategies are used by people, companies, non-profits, campuses ,anything! Anyone and everyone can use this wonderful tool. It is necessary to understand what 'social media' actually is, but most importantly - how to use it. It is like a new gadget - it seems confusing at first, and you get annoyed with it at times, but at the end of the day, you do not know how you survived without it.

One thing I mentioned in the Prezi that I want to bring attention to, is the idea of starting a 'Social Innovation' major. That does not seem too far off; it is like the cousin to the Communications major. The possibilities are endless - the class can teach the philosophy of Blake Mycoskie, the founder of TOMS shoes, who helps children in third world countries receive shoes, and he is a business man making a profit. Gone are the days where non-profit meant you had to choose between food or paying your rent.

Social media is not going anywhere, anytime soon, and the more people who are educated on this matter, the greater it can become.