FREE ONLINE APPLICATIONS - GOOGLE DOCS
Well, another part of iGoogle that am am well acquainted with. An excellent way to store and share all types of documents, spreadsheets and presentations. While it may not have quite the sophistication of Microsoft Office, it is certainly more than adequate for most.
How could it be used in the classroom? Students would be able to collaborate on all sorts of writing tasks, creating presentations and working of spreadsheets. Again, my only question is how do we deal with students in Stage 2 creating Google accounts?
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Monday, July 6, 2009
Module 2
BLOGS
I have been using my own blog since 2005. I suppose that one of the big issues, especially with students in Stage 2, is do we have them create their own blogs or set up a class blogs with them as members. What do we do in terms of log-ins and being able to identify whose post it is or whose comment it is? The ideal situation would be that it was part of myinternet, or we had a system using Apple's Snow Leopard server that lets the school host their on blogs. Maybe if we ever move to cloud computing this will be possible.
I have had a look at some blogs that other teachers have set and it certainly does seem to allow the students to 'publish' their work.
I have been using my own blog since 2005. I suppose that one of the big issues, especially with students in Stage 2, is do we have them create their own blogs or set up a class blogs with them as members. What do we do in terms of log-ins and being able to identify whose post it is or whose comment it is? The ideal situation would be that it was part of myinternet, or we had a system using Apple's Snow Leopard server that lets the school host their on blogs. Maybe if we ever move to cloud computing this will be possible.
I have had a look at some blogs that other teachers have set and it certainly does seem to allow the students to 'publish' their work.
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