TikTok has taken over the phones of many teenagers. Now, it is taking over the Pinewood classrooms. Teachers all over campus have decided to utilize this app to teach their students.

   Junior high science teacher Elaina Tyson and Spanish teacher Aurora Collantes, both of whom are avid social media users, use TikTok and the trends on the app to teach their students.

   “I believe TikTok helps the students gain a better understanding of what they are learning, since the app is relatable for them,” Tyson said. “I think the best trend that has helped my students is the split-screen videos.”

   Many popular videos on the app are split-screened and contain a video either on the bottom half or right side of the screen, usually of a person playing games such as Subway Surfers, a style Tyson has adopted for her classroom.

   “The split-screen videos are quite popular in class,” Tyson said. “All my students seem more focused and attentive when I play these videos.”

   On the other hand, a popular trend Collantes uses in her classes is showing different people filming ‘Get Ready With Me’ videos in Spanish.

  “The videos help my students connect and learn how they can get TikTok-famous using Spanish,” Collantes said.

  Since both Tyson and Collantes use TikTok in their classrooms, they were worried about how the TikTok ban would affect their students.

“TikTok has become so important in my classroom, so when I learned about the ban, I truly was curious how it would affect my students,” Tyson said. “When the day of the ban started getting closer and closer, I talked about it with my classes and we figured out a plan to maybe petition against it.”

   Once both teachers learned that the TikTok ban got postponed, they were truly joyous. Yet, they are still trying to find ways to try and keep TikTok around.

   “I had saved so many videos preparing for the ban, but when I woke up the next day and it had been lifted, I was very happy,” Collantes said.