Reflection Question: Were there any Web 2.0 tools that we talked about today that you feel would help further education? How might you use them in your teaching? Also, how might Facebook be utilized in education?
As funny as this sounds- I think youtube could definitely help. There are videos for basically everything up there. Diigo is an awesome website that could help a ton with studying and research. You can use both youtube and diigo to help teaching (have students watch/make videos for youtube, use diigo for studying and research). You can also use blogger for your teaching (class updates, info, etc.). Facebook could definitely be used in education. You can make a group for your class and events reminding them for tests and big assignments and such. It also can give you an eye on your students socially (be aware of bullies) and you can sometimes see what's going on in their life (this may require a little facebook-stalking.... haha).
I think using facebook to see if a student is being bullied is a great idea! In our tech world today, bullies have moved off the playground onto the web, esp facebook. If school officials, such as teachers, were able to spend a little time watching what was happening to their students on facebook they might be able to reduce bullying. Of course, it would be even better if the parents would do this!
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