module 9

Social Networking at school - i thought all of this was discouraged.

Facebook - has no place in the classroom. it is also blocked.
Twitter - can't see the point in a classroom setting.

If anyone can try to convince me i would appreciate the discourse.

however, i have discovered the possibilities of second life in science education. since it is a 3D world it lets us explore inside cells, human anatomy and complex chemistry.

Science Learning Opportunities in Second Life

Module 8

RSS is very useful. I have subscibed to some great Science worksheets sites such as New York Science Teacher. i'm looking forward to seeing updates and sharing them on my blog.

Module 7

I Created a delicious account and have included both personal (private) bookmarks and public ones for school purposes.

I have yet to fully explore the capabilities of delicious. It is a great tool for teachers to organise their favourite sites and share these with their senior classes.

When exploring other poeple's blogs i discovered Ning. My next holiday task is to transfer some of my myclasses pages to Ning. There seems to be more scope in terms of design and transfer speed.

Module 6

Using glogger and bubbl.us.

These are essentially mind maps and webpages.

Good for revision at the end of term or HSC revision. Brings the big ideas together.

Glogster

xevious

this web 2.0 stuff has revolutionised the way i use the web for social and entertainment purposes.

I have attached the XEVIOUS gadget to my igoogle home page. What a beautiful time waster and a blast from my 80s past.

http://www.google.com.au/ig/adde?moduleurl=http://hosting.gmodules.com/ig/gadgets/file/113822955816639290150/xevious.xml&source=imag