-A blog is a way to keep a diary of what's been going on.
-An aggregator is a way of keeping on top of updates from people or web sites of interest.
-A Wiki is a way to communicate with an interest group, be it small or large. also giving the opportunity to edit information to achieve a common goal.
I would love to use these newly learnt [by me ] ICTs to help my future students by having them set up their own blogs for reflective learning and sharing what they have learnt with followers, me as their teacher and their caregivers. I would also get them to set up an aggregator to keep in touch with updates from others in their class so they have a collaborative approach to their learning. Their aggregators would also allow only specific web sites in, providing internet security. I would encourage the use of wikis to share and add to information within specific groups, allowing collaborative learning once again. There will be more on this subject as I myself learn more about it all.
Bye for now,
Coreena
I like your very succinct descriptions of blogs, aggregators and wiki's. Also, if I was a parent with their child in your classroom, I would feel very comfortable knowing that you are providing my child with the very best education that I expect, because I could be involved and see the results myself. Great ideas.
ReplyDeleteI too love your explanation here, have you started playing with Voki's yet?
ReplyDeleteZelina
Hi Coreena, simple and direct one of the best explanations I've seen so far. Lana
ReplyDeleteI hope by posting a comment here it is a reply, as I haven't found a reply button so far..
ReplyDeleteThanks Peter.
Thank you Zelina, and yes, a few weeks later I checked out the Voki's. It was fun.
Thank you also Lana. I don't have much spare time so I try to keep things simple.
Cheers, Coreena