In Classroom 2.0, I joined and am following the discussion on iPod Touch Schoolwide Implementation - Classroom 2.0 This discussion is very relevant to our district as our middle school begins to explore Touch use in curriculum this year. I forwarded this on to our middle school LMS and principal in the hopes that they would find it as interesting as I did. Classroom 2.0, as a tool, seemed to be set up as discussions or forums rather than groups, but I didn't have any difficulty finding what I was interested in. I could see both of these tools being valuable to the professional development of any classroom teacher--lots of topics dealt specifically with technology integration and curriculum.
Wednesday, July 8, 2009
Learn Central & Classroom 2.0
Both of these tools (nings) functioned in a similar manner, but the user experience is slightly different in them. Learn Central is newer, and I don't know if it's because of this fact, but when I joined the group Connecting Classrooms, I got a very quick response to my query from Steve Hargadon, the site founder. Connecting Classrooms is focused on exploring the possibilities of Fire & Ice, an online resource which seems to operate much like a vRoom in Elluminate.
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I agree, Holly, that both tools could be valuable in professional development for teachers. I am interested in your district's implementation of the iPod Touch with middle school kids. Hopefully, you'll keep posting in this blog so we can all see how it unfolds this fall.
ReplyDeleteIt will be interesting to see if those in Classroom 2.0 migrate to Learn Central. These tools are only as good as the size of the group participating. That's one of the features of web2.0 tools - you need a critical mass of active participators, not just lurkers.
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