I really enjoyed the part of the article where they spoke about podcasts. I thought this was great because it really relates to teachers in the way of keeping up with technology. Nearly all students nowadays have some form of mp3 player or ipod. For teachers to be able to use them in a classroom setting I believe would be highly motivating for most students, especially those who own this new type of music player. I don't think that teachers should be put off by using a podcast in the classroom as they really are unbelievably simple to use. Being able to stop and pause the podcast allows students to learn at their own pace, and headphones allow for individual learning, allowing the student to block out initial classroom noise and concentrate without distraction.
I do agree with the first page of the article, however I am not too confident with the use of myspace and other communication technologies. I tend to think that these cause more trouble than what is worth it, as having communication such as myspace allows for student to talk to anybody, particularly those they do not know. It seems very risky to me, and from experience can cause all sorts of problems in schools such as bullying. Children of a young age would have to be taught very well how to use the program and have a completely clear understanding of the risks and guidelines involved with such a communication device.
Web 2 is the latest internet technologies that lets users share knowledge and content world wide. these technologies include blogs, social sites eg facebook, etc. Web 2 also as alot of both private and public forums for discussion about certain topics or programs. Web 2 was created basically to help people or student to be able to access information quickly and easily. It also is good for determining prior knowledge of students so teachers could build on and maintaining a constant flow of information and learning.
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