For this week's topic, Social Networking for Educators and Teachers, we had to research different websites and resources and give a summary of what we thought. Once again, we had trouble with WiZiQ due to a sound delay and loud echo so we used Skype and Google docs to communicate. We created a PowerPoint that highlighted Delicious.com, Discovery Education, Edmodo, Edutopia, Ning and Teachers Love SMART Boards. 
I researched Edutopia and the Teachers Love SMART Boards blog. And I really enjoyed looking at the Teachers Love SMART Boards blog. Not only did it have many posts related to teaching math, but it also had instructional videos for how to use some of the different tools on the SMART Board. It also game templates to use in the classroom with the students. I used two of the templates last week and my students loved it! Our group did a great job collaborating. We worked together to put the slides together, create screenshots of the sites, and create links for different videos. Maybe next week we will have better luck using WiZiQ!
WiZiQ has certainly been a pain for us! I like Skype so much better, especially when we need to be in other windows to create things anyway! Many of the sites we looked into are so helpful. I plan to use them in my own classroom at some point. I think our PowerPoint looks great! We work really well together even though we are far away from each other!
ReplyDeleteI think so too! I am enjoying our group!
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ReplyDeleteWe also had problems with Wizik too the first time my group met. We had to use Skype instead and it was really easy. We had a group conference call and everything went really well. We could hear each and also through Skype could see each other through the cameras on our computers. This made our collaboration very easy. BTW, you guys did a great job!
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