11.5 More Things - Thing #5

Both were easy to sign up for. It's interesting to see how many people you can connect with on Facebook and how addictive it can become. I think both have applications in the educational world. It is important to train students so that they are ethically using these resources during school hours. Computer time is so short at school and maybe after our technology becomes available, we will be able to use these resources more. There is so much out there, as seen with the presidential election, and students can become better informed through social networking devices. Likewise, things learned at TLA and through the district can be shared amongst colleagues using Facebook. The more you immerse yourself in the technology, the better you are able to learn it and teach it to students. You are also better able to be aware of what they are doing. Back-channeling can be used with long distance learning and is a way to make lessons available when students are absent from school. It can be used as an open forum where students can ask questions and get responses.