Sharing,+Collaborating,+Communicating

Sharing, collaborating, and communicating are all very importatnt in teaching. Technology can help to make sharing, collaborating, and communicating easier for teachers. Web 2.0 technology is useful in the classroom for sharing information, communication with students and coworkers. It is faster and more convenient for people to use and it allows a multitude of information to be accessed in one place. A few examples of web 2.0 technology are Wikis, blogs, podcasts. Wiki's, for example are useful in sharing and collaborating information with the students. Image editing is also important to know. It allows you to adjust the photos to show specifically what you are teaching. For example, a teacher could create a study guide using a picture of a flower that they edited to help the students learn and label the different parts of a plant. Posdcasting is another way to share information. Podcasting allows you to record and mpost lectueres so that students can learn and review at their own pace. It can be considered a more personal experience for some students because they constantly have access to it; it is more like a conversation than a lecture. Another technology, Powerpoint, makes things easier to review. It is very easy to organize material in a Powerpoint. It is more of a visual tool that adds more to lecutres and lessons. Data merge and Word allows you to save time and effort by making one letter or draft instead of having to personally edit about 200 of them. It makes things move a lot quicker so that more time can be spent on more important things, like lessons.