I find it very interesting that as technology advances so does the ideals of teaching inside a classroom.Technology has changed the aspect of learning through technology in the classroom. There is much research being done to get better answers. The author of the article has done research looking at how teachers are incorporating their web 2.0 skills into the classroom. It was discovered that implementing technology wasn't enough. Careful planning needed to be involved in order to get all students to participate. To get technology involved it is important to remember stick with small assignments and don’t just focus technology around projects. The article also proved that although blogs are a good way of communicating between all students and teachers the issue of showing of one’s work made some students feel uncomfortable which was for many reasons not just one reason. Blogs seemed to have worked much better when it was only between student and teacher. The use of wikis didn't work as the teacher would have liked, but there is still the issue that it wasn't well planned out. The article also made clear of ways of getting students interested and one of the ways Light sees in one of the schools he researched was the a teacher allowed students to first tell what they knew of a subject, and it was the beginning that got students interested before even beginning the unit. To adapt web 2.0 technology into the classroom there has to be work done both on and off line assignments. It was also a top priority for teachers to specify to all students in leaving feedback that wasn't harsh towards students. Then there was also the idea of filtering all comments before students could read them so a teacher could oversee the assignment overall.
Q1: How would a teacher that has been teaching for over three decades be informed of web 2.0 or be incorporate something that their not familiar with their teaching method?
A: Education is ongoing and as time goes by the education system will also eveolve. when I was in public school i did't have a cell phone to talk to. six year later students in public schools don't just have cell phones they hjave cell phoines with the ability to text and go online. this is a great way of incorporating students to learn. In adition a teacher also has to be kept up to technology and everything that deals with education because students are learning about this technology in record numbers.
Q2: there is the argument of having students comment on one another's blog. How important is a parent taking a look at his or her child's blog as well as others classmates blogs?
A: I find that parents come from different perspectives. parents will not always care what their kids do on their blogs, but the parents that do pay close attention might be overprotective especially if they misinterpret anything that is in the blog that was written by another student. a parent should be able to see their work and the work of others up to the point that any concern should be brought up to the teacher so that she could manage the situation or have a clear explanation for it.
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