What is TikTok?

TikTok is a free social media app that allows for its users to make and watch short videos. There is something for everyone on TikTok – videos from dancing to food making to gardening. TikTok can be educational and/or just for fun!

How can professionals use TikTok?

Professionals and teachers can use TikTok as a fun way to engage students. Teachers could create TikTok-like experiences such as mentioned in this article. The article talks about making a Google Slides similar to how a TikTok could be made or viewed. Teachers could make an educational Google Slide “TikTok” or have their students make an education Google Slide “TikTok”.

How can you connect with a Professional Learning Network through TikTok?

There are so many educators that share different ideas on TikTok, it’s even called “#TeacherTok”. Different areas of Twitter that gain a lot of traction get named. For example, there is “#CookingTok, #GardenTok, and #PuppyTok. Looking through the #TeacherTok can expand teachers’ thinking and knowledge, and allow teachers to connect with teachers that they may have not connected with before.