Workshop Four Blog

So far in this course, I have learned to look at common technology and social networks as educational tools. I used to just think of software marketed as educational to be useful in the classroom. I would have never thought of blogs, social networking, podcasts, and the like to be able to streamline communication with parents and students. I think of all tools we've discussed, having a central site for our students and their parents to be able to get the information they need about what's going on in class. For my math classes, I think that this would be helpful. Our lead teacher is looking into a way for our secondary team to set up websites next year. Wikis also would seem useful not necessarily for my class, but for student organizations like student council. I think this would help them become more organized, especially over breaks as they plan and discuss. It will also ensure that everyone's voice is heard, especially for some of the students who are more quiet but are on the council. I think that will be a great tool for student development.