shared+document

We will use this page as a practice area for creating a shared document.

Please remember as you make changes to the document below you are changing the shared document that the entire class is using.

Please share your comments below regarding the tools that were discussed in this class.

Please place your thoughts in the correct columns (Pros and Cons) regarding the uses of these tools in an educational environment. Give it a try!!

What are the Positives and Negatives that you see in the use of the following tools in your educational environment:

__Pros__ students are on it anyway very interactive students think of these as fun __Cons__ sites such as these have become catalog sites for pedophiles the junk that is out there
 * Social Networking (Facebook, MySpace etc.)**

__Pros__ time saver learn about sites you didn't know about a great collective effort--- like a massive filter--if they are taking time to bookmark it usually has been read &amp; judged worthwhile. Eager to learn and explore how this could be used in the elementary classroom. __Cons__
 * Social Bookmarking (Del.icio.us)**

__Pros__ time saver __Cons__ just too much information at times be tossed at you--- one less reason to run to the IMC and bother the librarian!
 * RSS Feeds (Bloglines)**

__Pros__ allows many people to contribute so you have many varying :)viewpoints __Cons__ tough to see a viable use in a math classroom you better save a backup in case someone erases all the previous work
 * Wikis (online collaboration tools)**

Question? - Could this be used for a pen pal experience in the elementary classrooms? Possibly between buildings? Do you want us to use the Blackboard discussion board or the discussion part of this wiki?

For those who have used Blackboard as a classroom tool, please use the discussion board to comment on the following: when would you choose to use a course management tool such as Blackboard versus an online collaboration tool such as wikispaces. I would use Blackboard when I want to grade students entry by entry