Kelly Driscoll discusses how many of the new Web 2.0 technologies are having positive impacts on today's classrooms in the article Collaboration in Today's Classrooms: New Web Tools Change the Game. She suggests that many of the new technologies are popular in education circles because (1) they are free or very inexpensive (2) they are easy to use (3) many are fully hosted. Technologies mentioned include blogs and RSS; wikis; online learning communities using Elgg or Digication; online office applications like Google for Educators and Zoho Office Suite; podcasting; and video conferencing with Skype and MSN messenger. This was a very good article which I would highly recommend. One statement in particular related to the effects of these type of technologies really struck a cord with me. In reference to the use of blogs or wikis for students to post work for editing and comments the following was stated "there is a huge difference between writing a paper for the teacher and writing one for your peers." Perhaps the old adage about positive peer pressure might be seen in very real ways using Web 2.0.
Kelly Driscoll (2007, May). Collaboration in Today's Classrooms: New Web Tools Change the Game. MultiMedia & Internet@Schools, 14(3), 9-12. Retrieved July 28, 2007, from ProQuest Education Journals database. (Document ID: 1272562851).
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