The idea of creating my own social network seems like a vast and challenging task. There are so many different and new tools out there that can be used to manage and facilitate classroom content. The key is not only identifying the tools but to me the most important part is having a centralized area that will allow each web tool to work cooperatively together.
After reading about and using open source programs like “Open Office” I have realized that there are many useful and inexpensive (in this case free) tools that can be used. Open office is essentially Microsoft Office programs. All of the popular Microsoft applications (Word, Power Point, Excel, etc) are available through open office. The programs work almost identically and if you know how to use one you can certainly use the other.
Our Culture Committee has also begun using Moodle and wikis to collaborate online meetings with face to face meetings. I am currently running the Moodle page for this group and so far the inclusion of this web-based tool has been very helpful when it comes to keeping multiple tools in one location for easy use. I honestly believe that having a centralized location is the most important piece for having educators correctly use web 2.0 tools and use the efficiently.
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Centralized location and organization is KEY! If you're going to implement this, you have to have it working before introducing it to the teachers, parents, students, etc. (or people who are going to be using it).
I really liked the "igoogle" that we talked about tonight. I am going to play around with it and hope that it centralizes and organizes my social network.
Remember - there are several different "tabs" on the left side. You can have a work and a personal one. I like pageflakes better; just haven't set aside the time to set one up yet! Google does have nice products that are easy to use!
I really like the concept of the "moodle" tool that you wrote about, this is great to explore what others have come up with, I guess the essence of connectivism and group effort. With so many possibilites out there, filtering has to be a collborative effort in order to achieve worthwhile results.
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