Public Group Social Networking In Schools
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This is a group which by we can have open discussion between students and educators about using social networking sites in the classroom. Is there value in it? Is it dangerous? What are key areas of concerns? Etc...
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Using studycurve for a class January 25, 2008 — Posted by: lisach
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http://blog.discoveryeducation.com/livetext.mclewis/social-networking-in-education/
Posted by: juke on January 25, 2008
lisach, My name is Aaron and I am the founder of StudyCurve. It's definitely a fine line and a very dificult issue. It's an issue not just with social networking sites but the internet as a whole. What I find very interesting is that if you look through questions and answers on this site, you will find that to the contrary, students, professionals and teachers are not just giving answer but are explaining how to do the problem. You should check out this article by Dr. Flynn, who is the president of the National School Board Association. It is very interesting and informative.
Posted by: juke on January 25, 2008
I just signed up for studycurve because a teacher in our high school wants to use it with his history students. I think it is important that we try to integrate more interactive technologies in the classroom but I think it is sometimes difficult for teachers to do this. One of the problems I hear raised by teachers is that a site like this is just a different way for students to cheat -- i.e., rather than researching questions, they just post them on a site like this and wait for someone to tell them the answer. I do think students learn a lot from each other and would like to encourage that, but I can also see the downside to things like this.
Posted by: lisach on January 25, 2008
You have great points! Why wouldn't schools use tools that allow students to collaborate with outside sources. It's something that I didn't have the opportunity to do easily when I was in school.
Posted by: juke on December 07, 2007
I love the idea of social networking in schools. It gives students the chance to collaborate with students outside of their classroom, ranging from across town to around the world. What a great opportunity to learn about other lifestyles and cultures! With technology developing as it is and the internet being so prevalent in today's society, why not take advantage of it to expand our horizons and learn from each other.
Posted by: seven on December 06, 2007
I just recently attended to conferences regarding social networking in schools. Obviously there are several points of view...where do you stand and why?
Posted by: juke on December 03, 2007
Cellphone college class opens in Japan. Is the U.S. falling behind in using technology to teach. Are our students going to be "left behind"?
Posted by: juke on November 29, 2007
Invite new people to studycurve.com and also invite them to this group as I think the more people involved the more beneficial the conversation will be.
There are so many possibilities for this website. Imagine a book study group online. What a great way for students from all over the world to share their ideas, questions, thinking about a book. What a great way to learn first-hand about other parts of the world and country. What a great way to think together. The opportunities are endless.
We all learn by asking, experiencing and thinking with others and studycurve.com provides the opportunity to do all three. I'm excitedthat this opportunity is available forstudents and am not in the least bit concerned about "cheating". I've found that most kids rise to the occasion and take learning seriously when we put our trust in them and work to make learning engaging. It's been proven that the use of technology is engaging, so I think it's worth a try!
I think that teachers have a wonderful opportunity to frame how students use this site for their class. There is such a difference between posting a question and posting an opportunity for conversation. If you are looking for an answer there are so many ways to find that, but if you are looking for thinking, that's a whole different story.
I am looking forward to seeing how this site grows over time.
Posted by: Belle Ringer on January 25, 2008