1.) Teachers and students have more ways to communicate than ever. Thanks to modern technology email, teacher or classroom websites, blogs, online discussions, and wikis may be used. For emails their are two versions: Emails and text messages. Text messages are shorter and can be used for as a quick way to pass on information. Email can be longer and used for more of detailed exchange of information. Teacher websites are a great way for students and parents to get to know the teacher. The teacher can post anything they wish the for the students to know. Blogging is a great way for students or teachers to write journals online about their learning experiences. Wikis can be used by both the students and teacher to form an informative webpage.
2.) Blogs are a great way to help teach students. It promotes student learning by being used for homework. It can help with learning analysis and help push students to express their views on current affairs such as Isis. It is also a great way for student and family communication. Parents of teachers can be directly involved in their students school work by viewing their blog even when the student isn't around! Also blogging gives other students the opportunity to critique and express their own views on the bloggers opinions. Finally blogging can be used by teacher as professional networking. Teachers can communicate with each other via blogs and share new ideas.
3.) Wikis are another great way to help teach students. There are a few strategies for using wikis. The first is to decide on group processes. Students can either work together on a wiki or work on their own wiki with comments and suggestions from fellow students. The second strategy is to choose the nature of the Wikitext. Teachers make the decision whether to have students make their own wiki or have them expand on an already created wiki. The third strategy is to watch for inappropriate or plagiarized material. This goes for any work, but since wikis are online it is very easy to do and teachers must be aware of what is being posted. Teachers have the option to lock wikis if necessary. The final strategy is to grade the work. Teachers must grade based on what they expect from the wiki. With options to view who updated the most, and who put the most effort in, wikis must be graded differently than average assignments. Credit to Prezi
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You did a great job on informing the reader about various forms of communication through your written text and Prezi, but remember the purpose of this blog is to write primarily for the reflection piece. Take some time to consider how blogs, wikis, etc might be used in your own classroom or how the process of writing your own blog is being used in the context for learning.
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