| Technology is the branch of knowledge that deals with adapting your knowledge to technical means. In this tool that is found at (http://www.classroom20.com/forum/topics/649749:Topic:57289), the application of online meetings is discussed. This specific one is talking about using a study group app that can actually be added to facebook. The reason why I picked this tool to focus on is because facebook is already such a widely used communication tool between students and they are on it all the time already, so why not make it convenient for them and have them be able to use it for school purposes too? This can be used for schedules of classes, discussion boards, group meetings, online tutoring, questions etc. The one problem with this is that right now this application is currently targeted at students, but they are working on it to function as something that can be used by teachers to be able to join the study groups and take part in them too. I would use this tool with my students in the classroom. I hope that by the time I am teaching it will be set up as a functioning tool for the use of teachers also. |
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
Journal 7-Internet Meetings
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I agree with you. Students are always on face book so why not have a site set up there for collaborating, establishing due dates, homework etc. It just makes sense that if students are using this tool, why cant teachers.
I think that I would definitely use this tool as well. I already use Facebook quite a bit, so if I could use it to help my students, that would be even better. Plus, I think the students would enjoy using it, and it wouldn't feel so "school-ish"!
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