Reviewing Media and Social Media for ELT

Name: Nida’ Faticha Risalah

Students Number: 20201111013

NO	Guidelines for Application Review
1.	Application	Pinterest
2.	Application Category	Social Media
3.	Relevance	2, App’s purpose has a limited connection to student learning (learning objectives). Because the purpose of the Pinterest application is to find inspirational ideas in the form of images or videos but this media can be used for learning there are several useful features for students.
4.	Feedback	3, Student is provided feedback. Because, the Pinterest application is a social media that can provide feedback through the comments column or private chat available on Pinterest.
5.	Ease of Use	4, Student can open and operate the app independently. Because, the features on Pinterest are almost the same as social media in general and what I know is that almost all students can operate social media, so Pinterest can be used independently.
6.	Engagement	4, Student is highly motivated to use the app. Because, Pinterest is interesting and when you use it for learning you don't get bored, there are some pictures or videos that motivate you to learn.
7.	Sharing	4, Student performance records and products are saved and easily shared. Because, on Pinterest it makes it easy to save student performance or products in the "board" feature in Pinterest, we can also share easily by pressing the "3 point" sign on Pinterest and immediately sharing appears to other social media.
8.	Accessibility & Cost	4, Accessible on all mobile phone and tablet platforms (e.g., iOS and Android). All functions free of charge. Because, Pinterest has features or functions that can all be accessed for free such as uploading images, videos, downloading or providing feedback, yes, we can also access through all platforms of mobile phones, tablets, laptops.
9.	How to use/apply it in ELT?	We can use pinterest for ELT by uploading material in the form of images or videos, assignments, and assessments are very easy, it can also be combined with the "board" feature with which students can easily access all materials in one pin, students can also look for inspiration for task ideas so that interesting on Pinterest.
10.	What is the impact of it for ELT?	The impact for ELT is that it is easier for teachers to upload materials and students can provide feedback or questions in the comments column, students can also learn more broadly, such as searching for the keyword "English Vocabulary" then some material about vocabulary will appear.
11.	What are the advantages of it?	The advantages of Pinterest are, students can learn in a different and interesting atmosphere, easily accessible to all students and teachers, material is easier to find in one "board", students can be motivated by interesting inspiration to make assignments.
12.	What are the limitations/weaknesses of it?	The limitation or weakness of Pinterest is that it cannot upload videos longer than 60 minutes and can't upload documents.
13	What language skills or components would it be effective for?	I think Pinterest is effective for learning Vocabulary, because there is a lot of material on vocabulary and some English skills or components.
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