Module 9

I have been using scootle for a number of years and love it!  A wide variety of resources can be found to share with your students or you can even develop further ideas from the resources found.  Students are generally engaged and enthusiastic when completing activities on scootle.  It assists students who are visual learners.

My maths scootle folder

Social networking has had many impacts on how we now teach.

Using a social networking site such as Edmodo can have many advntages in the classroom, such as students who are not confident to answer a question in the lassroom can do so confidently using edmodo.  Students can collaborate, ask and answer questions and give opinions on the site.

One huge impact social networking has had on education is the fact that teachers have became 'screen guardians'.  We have all been tempted to check our own social networking sites while in a boring staff meeting or inservice.  Can we really blame students checking their own social networking sites if our lesson is boring??  It is almost imossible to keep an eye on every screen in the classroom to ensur that each student is on task.

Since joining Twitter in Module 2 I have become a firm believer in its' use.  I love the instant posts, following interesting people, people with the same interests as myself.  I have not yet posted anything on Twitter, but hope to do so in the future.  I also hope to experiment with using Twitter in the classroom soon.

LinkedIn is a great way to stay connected with other professionals in your field.  I have found that LinkedIn is continually sending me suggested contacts, even though I have not set up a full account.

The view of many people