communication

How is communication different from collaboration?

To me communication is anyway of interacting with another person. Collaboration is when 2 or more people are working towards the same goal or on the same project. Communication can be about anything.

How can the technologies we have used so far meet the communication and collaboration objects as outlined above?

The technologies we have used so far are a great model for how communication and collaboration can be used in the classroom. I actually believe that if students could use the technology they would be more motivated to complete more tasks and work more with peers.

How can wiki be used as a tool for online collaboration?

Wiki can be used the same way we are using it. Students could have a virtual notebook that could be viewed by others they could post comments, ideas, and thougths thru the wiki and have communication and collaboration that way. I fell the use of a wiki would work great in the classroom to encourage collaboration and communication.

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Postives about blogging is that most students would be motivated to do it, at first anyway. Also as many students as you wish could interact on any particular blog. The negative would be if the blog was never carried over into the classroom, The conversation from the night befores blog should be the warm-up or do-now for the next day....that would be a great way to start the lesson!

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These boards can be used as homework if everyone has access to a computer. Students can share thougths about just about anything that the teacher wishes to guide them on. the teacher can interact or just read an evaluate what is said by studetns. Parents could even interact on the boards and leve messages, thoughts, opinions.

These boards can be used in a positive way as just a part of the learning process. I really think in science class they could be used to give thoughts or opinions about labs, predictions, phenomena etc..... The only negative things I can think of is that students can't get access to a computer or they abuse the wall...meaning writing things that would be inappropriate; because really they can put any name down and write whatever they wish and it can't be tracked...