Communication

=Collaboration v. Communication:= I think communication is more of a give and take of information. Collaboration on the other hand, would be more like two or more students getting together to accomplish a task **//__together.__//**

=Technology:= I think the technology we have used so far can go a long way in the students communicating and collaborating. Viewing movies online, making videos, highliting text are all great ways of displaying knowledge or sharing information with people you are not in face to face contact. The Internet has made the world a tiny place just by the use of email. With the ever evolving 21st Century tools available on the internet you can share info, collaborate on projects, and share your culture with people in a variety of ways.

=Wiki:= Wiki's take everything I said above and give people a forum to do it on. Add in the ability to //communicate// through posts or even edit each other Wiki's and now you have all of the objectives accomplished.

=Blogging: [|MY BLOG!!!!!]= Blogging would be a great way to complete a homework assignment. Maybe watch a video from TD and have the students start discussions about the video via a blogging format. It is a great way to have students start an online debate where they can make posts and differ or agree with another classmates ideas. I think students would be motivated to do this and would feel cool doing it. However, the problems with email and blogging and all the rest is that sometimes people feel if they are typing into a computer and not speaking to someone face to face, they can say whatever they want OR words are often misconstrued. Visit my [|blog].

=WallWisher: [|My WallWisher Page]= I think WallWisher is a nice site to maybe continue a discussion we have previously had in class. It would be a great site to post a topic like, Machiavelli or More. Or maybe post a question like, "What is the big deal about the Mona Lisa?", and have the kids post their ideas. I think the final product would be hilarious.

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