Blog Post 5
Regarding web 2.0 technologies, i think Diigo and Wikis seem the most useful for students. Diigo allows students to share useful resources and take notes at the same time as others. This gives students a variety of resources they wouldn't have known about otherwise, as well as new note taking strategies. Wikis allow students to have endless amounts of information on specific topics, right at their finger tips. I personally think Twitter is less useful as an educational source. Tweets must be kept short so less information can be written at a time. Also, twitter is usually used for social purposes, so you don't always know which accounts are actually educated and which are "parody" or joke accounts.
https://kidblog.org/home/
Kidblog is a web 2.0 technology tool that can be used by students of all ages. Teachers can utilize this blog in any way they want. It can be used for projects, online portfolios, papers, graphics, etc. Teachers monitor all activity on the site and modify the security to choose if only the teacher can see assignments or if other classmates can see. Even parents can view their child's work, if the teacher opens the "connections and guests" view setting. It also allows students to connect with other schools, even worldwide students. It seems like a great place to start online education for kids. I think connecting with worldwide students and understanding different cultures, ways of communicating, and cooperating is very important to instill at a young age. I only have positive reviews for this blog.
Out of all the technology advancements in chapter 12, I think "open content" holds the biggest promise for education. It can used utilized by a multitude of people. The information found on open content sites like "Wikipedia" can cover a multitude of topics. Since it can be edited and added to continuously, there is always an extensive amount of knowledge. It is collaboratively made. The other advancements listed in chapter 12 seemed too expensive or hard to get access to, like 3D printing. But the internet is available pretty much anywhere. Students of all ages, and even non-students that simply want to be more educated on a topic can go straight to an open content page and utilize it to learn something new.
https://kidblog.org/home/
Kidblog is a web 2.0 technology tool that can be used by students of all ages. Teachers can utilize this blog in any way they want. It can be used for projects, online portfolios, papers, graphics, etc. Teachers monitor all activity on the site and modify the security to choose if only the teacher can see assignments or if other classmates can see. Even parents can view their child's work, if the teacher opens the "connections and guests" view setting. It also allows students to connect with other schools, even worldwide students. It seems like a great place to start online education for kids. I think connecting with worldwide students and understanding different cultures, ways of communicating, and cooperating is very important to instill at a young age. I only have positive reviews for this blog.
Out of all the technology advancements in chapter 12, I think "open content" holds the biggest promise for education. It can used utilized by a multitude of people. The information found on open content sites like "Wikipedia" can cover a multitude of topics. Since it can be edited and added to continuously, there is always an extensive amount of knowledge. It is collaboratively made. The other advancements listed in chapter 12 seemed too expensive or hard to get access to, like 3D printing. But the internet is available pretty much anywhere. Students of all ages, and even non-students that simply want to be more educated on a topic can go straight to an open content page and utilize it to learn something new.
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