A Web 2.0 Class: Students Learn 21st Century Skills, Collaboration, and Digital Citizenship - 13 views

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  #1 juancalvarez on 16 Jul 15

   

  This article presents how educators have already used Web 2.0 to expand the learners' options. I want to talk particularly about Skype. This is an amazing tool that allows people to communicate in meaningful ways by being able to use the voice feature but most importantly to use the video call. When learners are able to see who they are talking to, they can make a better connection and they can even present their environment and any object needed for an explanation. Skype is a collaboration tool that complements other web 2.0 resources by allowing teams to have meetings in real time. This article is from 2011. My question is, why haven't more schools engaged in using Skype for educational purposes?
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  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">This article presents how educators have already used Web 2.0 to expand the learners' options. I want to talk particularly about Skype. This is an amazing tool that allows people to communicate in meaningful ways by being able to use the voice feature but most importantly to use the video call. When learners are able to see who they are talking to, they can make a better connection and they can even present their environment and any object needed for an explanation. Skype is a collaboration tool that complements other web 2.0 resources by allowing teams to have meetings in real time. This article is from 2011. My question is, why haven't more schools engaged in using Skype for educational purposes? <br /> <a href="https://diigo.com/07svbc" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://diigo.com/07svbc</a></div>

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  #2 Gladys Suarez on 16 Jul 15

   

  Incredible experiences that these students are having! These teachers are not just letting their students venture out into this brave new world of social media alone, but they are providing them with the essential skills of what it means to be a digital citizen. If Skype is such a powerful tool, it is sad to see that it is not being used for educational purposes. Social media is such a prevalent part of modern society especially for kids and teens. Over all, I feel that educators are scared that it will cause distractions on the students, students might use the tool improperly, or plainly the educators do not have the proper trainings they need to incorporate it into their classrooms.

   

  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Incredible experiences that these students are having! These teachers are not just letting their students venture out into this brave new world of social media alone, but they are providing them with the essential skills of what it means to be a digital citizen. If Skype is such a powerful tool, it is sad to see that it is not being used for educational purposes. Social media is such a prevalent part of modern society especially for kids and teens. Over all, I feel that educators are scared that it will cause distractions on the students, students might use the tool improperly, or plainly the educators do not have the proper trainings they need to incorporate it into their classrooms.</div>

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  #3 juancalvarez on 16 Jul 15

   

  I apologize, I made a mistake when including my notes. I have re-posted. Please make your comments in the more recent post of this article.
  Thank you,
  Juan Carlos Alvarez A.

   

  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">I apologize, I made a mistake when including my notes. I have re-posted. Please make your comments in the more recent post of this article. <br /> Thank you, <br /> Juan Carlos Alvarez A.</div>

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