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What are you doing in the classroom to add value to the 'digital native' students? - What do you need to learn about to be more effective in the classroom? What is confusing you? This thread is to provide teachers with professional development help in key areas. Just post up what you would like to do in your classroom (even if you're not sure of the 'buzz' word), and hopefully, someone will help you out with advice and support.
A workshop dedicated to setting up social networking for 'dummies'. For someone like me. A novice user but a big fan. This is my second blog group - keen to learn more.
dean groom wrote:
> What are you doing in the classroom to add value to the 'digital native' students? - What do you need to learn about to be more effective in the classroom? What is confusing you? This thread is to provide teachers with professional development help in key areas. Just post up what you would like to do in your classroom (even if you're not sure of the 'buzz' word), and hopefully, someone will help you out with advice and support.
I want to see a "menu" of tools that learners can use to support project based learning, which includes links and a description of each. There are so many tools "out there" but not all are appropriate for all ages and contexts. For example, I know Google Docs requires that students have an email account, and also has an age restriction. (I think you have to be 14.) So for younger students, a wiki may be a more appropriate tool for document collaboration. I'm wanting this "menu" of tools-- I wonder if we can build that here?
I have a list of tools on http://deangroom.wordpress.com and Judy has a list (probably a little newer) on http://heyjude.wordpress.com. Yes you can build it here. I suggest that when someone finds a tool, or wants to post one, we tag it with 'pbltool', that way we can search by the tag in the bookmarks. You could also start a topic.
In Google's latest TOS, they in fact say that 18 is the minimum age for all Google Services!
I suggest that you look at http://www.zoho.com - which allows you to do similar things. Google docs used to be called Writely if I remember correctly, before Google bought it.
I can arrange @school workshop, no problem next term. Make it an agenda item and it will happen Shane.
I can also arrange one using Flash Meeting for an online audio/chat/video hook up - or arrange a meeting in Second Life @ Jokadia Island and get some of the Edu Residents to help out. That way we can make something happen in everyones timezone. (http://www.jokaydia.com). People would need to have a Second Life Account to use it of course. To me it's the best informal networking tool I use these days.
If you want to Skype me Wesley, my ID is dean_groom - we could conference that too!
Having an Edu Social Network is awesome - as you can tune it to your needs and interests. But if you are not sure what one is, how to get the most from it etc., then I'm happy to try and facilitate for all.
It would be great to arrange a regular vid/voice/chat/SL type meeting for the PBL Group!
If there is interest of course.
dean groom
Wesley Fryer
Shane Morris