Thursday, April 15, 2010
Session Five
This week's class discussion was good and informative from others perspectives. When I found it a challenge to find a use for a resource in the classroom, someone else seems to have one (way to collaborate). The ideas for Web2.0 tools are unlimited for educational use. With the exception of twitter. I thought I was alone in not really seeing that as useful in the classroom but I'm not. I admire those who are in the course and start using or exploring right away with their students. For me, I am still quite timid about using these resources so I'm still using the information as practice for the most part. However, Louis did mention that he was hoping we would not sit on all this but, use it beyond Stritch, I don't think as a educator we will be allowed to do that. So don't worry Louis us slow learners are catching up!
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You're right in saying that the potential for using web 2.0 tools in education is unlimited. Our ability to help students learn is being augmented greatly with all of these tools. Among the many tools / resources / websites we have learned about in this course, it seems that Twitter has the least amount of adaptability as an educational tool. I am glad I am more familiar with it now, as it may help me professionally. You are undoubtedly correct that we as educators need to embrace new technology and instructional ideas, and even people who don't want to will have no choice.
ReplyDeleteI think as long as we move forward we are not moving backward. Use the tools that you can, and those that come down the road later. What you do impacts your students.
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