Tiktok

What is Tiktok?

Tiktok is a short-form video creation and sharing app that is popular amongst teenagers and young adults. Users share videos of up to 10 minutes.

Learning Experiences - What LEs can this tech tool support?

Acquisition

Discussion

Inquiry

Collaboration

Practice

Production

Affordances - What can this tech tool do?

Pedagogical

Bite-sized information for students' revision
Caters to the learning of students who learn better using visuals and audio
Used as alternative AfL as evidence of students' learning [Learning Experience: Production]

Social

Students can comment on the video using the comments function, responding to each other's responses asynchronously

Technological

Allows for maximum of 10-minute content
Learning curve for students are lower as it is an ubiquitous app
Alternative apps such as Canva can be used before uploading on Tiktok
Tiktok's algorithm can influence students' For You Page to show more relevant content.

Teachers in Action: How has this been used in the classroom?

History

Mr Fabian Lim's History lessons were supported with the use of 1-minute Tiktok videos. These short-form videos aim to reinforce points made in the classroom on the topic of Cold War. Students then create their own Tiktok video as part of AfL.

#Acquisition #Production

Social Studies

Tiktok videos can also be used as a means to consolidate a content chapter. In this video, Mr Gemonn Wah shares about some tips he learnt while creating his first Tiktok video for teaching and learning! With the tips shared, he created a video to help encapsulate core content of an SS chapter. This video aims to cater to his students who prefer learning on video platforms such as YouTube, Tiktok and Instagram.

#Acquisition

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