I had fun in class yesterday. I especially enjoyed learning how to use Weebly because it can be used for any subject or context in a classroom. I think its a great tool for collaborative research. Maintaining one web page so every student can add to it in some form depending on the subject, ie - In math class students could post easy ways they figured out how to solve problems or in Social Studies they could post pictures or videos that go with the information they are studying. Overall, a tool like this will help students avoid confusion and increase understanding of areas they might have trouble in.
Our learning activities have a lot of potential. I think that most of the student activities are focusing on some kind of digital information, knowledge, or expertise. Moreover, this is great because without knowing what information there is online about you and not having the tools necessary to edit your digital self, will prohibit the student from a experiencing a successful job interview. I am looking forward to the final product and even more, how much these final products effect the final interview outcome. I feel our group and all the others will contribute their fair share considering all the hard work that has been done so far this semester.
I think Weebly is a great learning tool, one that I'm glad Tiffany and Mike introduced to the class. I have mostly considered using Weebly for administrative purposes as a teacher, but I can definitely see how it can be used for collaborative research as you suggested. I particularly like your comment of having students post ways that they've solved math problems so then the entire class has access to a number of correct methods to reach a desired solution. Thanks for the tip!
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