Saturday, November 29, 2008

Thing 23 - Beyond MySpace

Classroom 2.0 on Ning was an unexpected surprise. I'm not sure how this one had escaped my attention but it had. The first thing I looked for were resources for math teachers. The reason for my search was because of the difficulty math teachers seem to have in embracing technology integration. If I can locate resources or point math teachers toward some of the Forums or Groups in the Ning Classroom 2.0 network we might find ways to get started. My second search was on the subject of iPods in education. We have a several ESL classrooms with iPods that we're using to enhance the acquisition of language skills. I see a great deal of potential with this kind of device and approach to learning but would like to communicate with others also using iPods as language acquisition tools. There were several resources to pursue related to my math requests but only a couple related to iPods in ESL classrooms. Looks like an opportunity to start some of my own Forum topics.

I most definitely see Ning as a tool that I'll make use of for professional learning and collaboration.

On our 23 Thingsters site I've embedded a YouTube video "The Networked Student" that I came across in the video section of Classrooms 2.0 that seems to sum up much of what this class has been about. Hope you watch and enjoy?

1 comment:

Technological Dummy said...

I really liked the youtube you posted. It simplified a lot of the information for those (like me) that sometimes feel the whole concept is a bit overwhelming. Thank you!!