Abstract
In this study, we analyze multi modal content (combining visual images,spoken text, and sound) uploaded by Israeli teens to TikTok, reflecting their online learning experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic.Through a qualitative content analysis of 200 posts hashtagged #Zoomand uploaded during COVID-19 lock downs, we identified three rhetorical styles, constituting three main expression modes used by youth to conveyt heir experience of online learning: humor (including self-deprecating humor and humorous internet memes), personal expression (via video blog,personal blog, and individual expression of protest) and interactivity (a less prominent style, including user guides to Zoom, surveys, and reaction videos). The findings not only expose us to the experiences of Israeli students regarding online learning, but also to a showcase of how they use TikTok’s affordances to make their voices heard on a platform perceived as focused on sociality and entertainment. The study thus contributes to our understanding of how Israeli teens use social media to express themselves about civic and political issues that are central to their everyday lives.
| Translated title of the contribution | Adolescents’ self-expression on social media“We, too, have a side to the story”: Teens’ use of TikTok to share their online learning experiences during COVID-19 |
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| Original language | Hebrew |
| Pages (from-to) | 73-100 |
| Number of pages | 28 |
| Journal | מפגש לעבודה חינוכית-סוציאלית |
| Volume | ל' |
| Issue number | 55 |
| State | Published - 2022 |
IHP publications
- IHP publications
- Blogs
- COVID-19 (Disease)
- COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020-
- Computer communication
- Computer-assisted instruction
- Mobile apps
- School children
- Social media
- Technological literacy
- Visual literacy
- Wit and humor