Linkedin App: The power to share to many at one time

 

Linkedin App

 

Category: Community & social media

Uses: Sharing blog posts, discussions and multimedia

 

One of the most important skills that a student must acquire is the ability to communicate with others. A student especially after high school or college must be able to connect with those in the work force that can hire them for a potential job. Fifteen plus years ago before the use of technology, this would had to be done by the old fashion method of going from business to business building a connection for potential employment. Now in 2019 you have the ability to connect with potential employers from all over the country with the use of technology. One of the greatest hiring apps is called Linkedin, which connects an individual with employers seeking out the correct person to fill an employment position.

 

Linkedin allows you to create a profile to be displayed online, that can be viewed by employers that shows an individuals skills to past employments. It also allows you to display your education and location. One of the best features of Linkedin is the ability to connect with others through people that you have already connected with on Linkedin. For example I am connected with a man named Frank Smith who is a teacher at an elementary school and he is connected with a principle from a different high school which I am not. I could then be connected through Linkedin to that principle because I was connected with Frank Smith, which could ultimately lead to that principle seeing my profile resulting in a connection.

 

Check out this video below, on how simple and great Linkedin can be with finding a teaching position…

 

 

IN THE CLASSROOM

Linkedin can be difficult to base lesson plans around in the classroom as it requires the students to use it heavily outside of the classroom. This being said it can still be taught in the classroom, but you will see this more in high schools or colleges then at the elementary school level.

Here is a sample lesson plan that can be used in a education setting with helping students connect with professionals in their desired field. Check out the link here: http://www.irsc.edu/uploadedFiles/IAE/LinkedIn-Lesson-Plan-Handout.pdf

 

 

 

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