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Group 2: The ‘Net Generation
Filed Under (Assignment) by wcsnewmyer on 14-10-2009
We as professionals can find the benefits of social bookmarking to share and interact with our peers. How do you think social bookmarking can benefit the teacher/student relationship and be used in classrooms of all ages? What reservations might you have about using this technology with students?
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October 14th, 2009 at 2:45 pm
Blogging is a great way for students and teachers to interact. I have used a blog the past two years with my students and loved it. Edublogs made it very easy for them to write their own blogs and comment on others. The only issues I had was with students leaving to much personal information on their blog. Though it did give me a chance to discuss how to write blogs that did not have information that was not appropriate
October 15th, 2009 at 9:48 am
One of the concerns I have with the students I work with is their age. Most of them are just beginning to read and write making it difficult for them to blog on their own. In the article it encouraged teachers to use and discuss with others the various web tools so they are better understood and easier to use. I am finding that to be true for me as I continue to learn new things with WilliamsonConnects!
October 15th, 2009 at 12:57 pm
I wonder about the time management of using on-line social networks. I work with special needs kids, some of which would not understand or benefit from participating in a social network. Other students are higher functioning and could use SN but unless that is motivating and interesting to them, I wonder if it would become more of a distraction or just more work for them to worry about. I find using social networks time consuming and takes away from other activities/jobs that I need to do.
October 15th, 2009 at 4:55 pm
Hi all, Jamie posted a link to your blog today on Twitter and I thought I would come over and see what WilliamsonConnects is doing this year. I work in Fairport and help facilitate the District’s Technology Vision Team, which is much like your group. Feel free to check out our blog (http://tvt.blog.fairport.org) as some of the same concerns and conversations you all are having are also happening on the tvt blog.
Lisa – Check out this blog (http://lifeskills.blog.fairport.org/). The blog is for our LINKS/ADEPT classes, all special needs students. They have really taken off with blogging and by the end of the year they do most of the writing work on the blog. If you have any questions or want to try to connect with the teacher let my mom know (Joanne Scheib) and she can show you the teacher’s website.
November 10th, 2009 at 1:30 pm
I too have students that I would like to use these wonderful technology tools with. I struggle with my students who have low self-esteem when reading or managing their time and learning. How can I use these wonderful ideas to benefit my students also?
November 11th, 2009 at 5:01 pm
I believe educators have a responsibility to “keep up” with the changes in their field. The comment “Just because students are users of these tech tools doesn’t mean they’ve thought through the sociopolitical, aesthetic, legal, and ethical implications of their use.” Several of my students had received some hard knocks in this learning process. I needed to know more about their world in order to be able to guide them. This curiosity has developed nicely into the very beginnings of shared documents on google docs, email, and even a random text message from a senior.