Emerging+Technology+and+Schools

Emerging Technologies and Schools  Of the emerging technologies viewed -- blogging, wikis, nings, social bookmarking, shared online documents (Google docs).Which do you think will be the best fit for schools? Why?  Which do you think will be the least suitable for schools? Why?

Ning allows students to share ideas, media, and is a vehicle for discussion. Students can communicate, share and become engaged in learning. [] [] []  Blogging and wikis are important for the classroom because wikis are great for group projects and blogs can help in brainstorming and communicating. Wiki’s allow for continued modifications on the internet and blogs are topic based. Blogs and wikis increases interest and ownership of learning. They help create a community of learners. There is learning learning through active sourcing, filterng and posting. Also, students have the opportunity to participate and share diverse ideas. [] []  Social bookmarking and google docs are great for the school because they help teach standards specific to the FCAT and students share and evaluate sites and documents. This is great for synthesis and evaluation. In addition, students and teachers can locate sites important to the curriculum and organize them. Next, they can share the site with members of their community. [] [] []

 Google docs is great for collaboration and editing documents. It also allows students to share resources with other students, staff, and community stake-holders like businesses. [] <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> Which do you think will be the least suitable for schools? Why? <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> The least suitable for the school at this point would be wiki, because this is the training that I as an administrator have learned. I personally believe that when administrators are instructional leaders its serves as bonus to increase teacher and student involvement and participation.



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