8. Once I got over the initial frustration of trying to navigate any site with my lack of technological skills, I began to see how useful Wikispaces could be in Education. After using it in this class, I realized it is a quick and easy tool to help with collaborative work. It helps to give everyone working an easy means to make contributions to a piece of work. I can definitely see myself using Wikispaces when assigning a group writing project to make it easier for people to work together without fear of voicing their opinion in person and a more convenient means of getting the work done. I don’t think that I would require my high school students to have to use it because everyone may not have easy internet access outside of school, but I would set one up for an alternative class resource and extra help.
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12. I believe that all of these social networking sites, despite their potential in education, have been overlooked due to the stigmatizations that come along with “social networking.” These sites have major possibilities as being resourceful in the world of academia. The world is constantly changing, and so is education, so the way in which it is delivered should adapt as well. Change is not always a bad thing and it never hurts to try something new. I think that if social networking is slowly introduced into classrooms it will not only make things more convenient for both teacher and students, but I believe that it will be academically beneficial as well. Works Cited http://www.wikisym.org/ws2007/_publish/Guth_WikiSym2007_IsPublicBetter.pdf http://www.wired.com/culture/education/news/2007/04/myspaceforschool http://www.infinitethinking.org/2008/01/social-networking-in-education.html http://www.education-world.com/a_tech/sites/sites079.shtml
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