Online Tools for Student-Centered Learning - Web 2.0 tools to engage students in discussions, analyze information and solve problems. Collaborative learning tools for the classroom
Kim this is a great Web 2.0 tool. This would be a great resource for teachers and students in promoting self-directed learning. I think self-directed learning is crucial in education, and gets us away from the "spoon feeding" phenomenon that so many students have grown accustomed to.
Ryan this is a great tool, and one that I could use with my students. Giving students the ability to share documents through the web is a great way to promote group projects and the team concept.
Scott McLeod blog discussing technology, leadership and the future of schools. He is also a very passionate speaker who I was lucky enough to get to hear speak at ISLI on Oct 5, 2013
Kim, I browsed through this blog a little bit to check out some of the posts and they seem awesome! I believe this blog can be an amazing resource for educators and I could use it efficiently in my future classroom for ideas, motivation, and support. I believe this resource is mostly for teachers as it is a blog about the future of our schools with mainly content focused for teachers. I have posted a similar blog, Wesley A. Fryer's, on our class diigo page, you might want to check it out! Thank you for this resource!
What an awesome way to introduce or re-ignite excitement about the periodic table! I can certainly see students using this in the classroom. Also, how motivating to be able to use their cellphone or tablet!!
Ping, this is a great resource for teachers to use in the classroom! Not to long ago in class we discussed how we could monitor our students work while still being able to teach, and this is the perfect website to help with that! It is so important that we monitor what are students are doing online, and it isn't always easy to do so. These tools will make it a lot easier for teachers.
-Austin
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Kim, I really enjoy this website! I like how this website is also split up by grade levels! This makes it so much easier for teachers to search for resources. I think it is so awesome how it has a bunch of different photos and information! This seems like a really useful website! I can't wait to check it out more!
-Austin
Kim, this is a great resource! When you have your kids on the internet it can be hard to make sure they don't visit sites that are inappropriate! I like how this website focuses on safety and also focuses on certain grade levels! I think this is something a lot of teachers should really look into.
Wow, this is an awesome resource! I definitely use twitter, youtube good apps, and skype. The other tools are new to me and I think they are awesome!!! Edmodo is a site where students and teachers can share their sites and resources and even look at their grades and a lot more! I think learning about all these different tools is really awesome and I can't wait to learn more!
-Austin
"Garrison, D. R., Anderson, T., & Archer, W. (2000). Critical inquiry in a text-based environment: Computer conferencing in higher education. The Internet and Higher Education, 2(2-3), 87-105. pdf Full Text"
