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Using your set of own heuristics, Make up a new new table from lists A and B showing which sites have or do not have potential and challenges as platforms for Learning or Professional Development.
Social Networking: Software Possible Options
| Software | Learning | Professional Dev |
|---|---|---|
| Age restrictions - 13 yrs and over | Could encourage dialogue between professionals. Room for discussion and formation of groups. | |
| YouTube | Blocked across many schools | Good resource for tutorials or information videos |
| TeacherTube | Both YouTube and TeacherTube would be a great place for students to post videos they have created | Good resource for teachers to access video content for the classroom or for PD |
| Ning | Age restrictions - 13 yrs and over | Easily set up social network allowing for pers and collaborative work |
| Delicious | Could link students with similar interests or allow them to contact "experts" if needed | Bookmarking that links to interest groups |
| ReyVu | Could be used for any learning groups to read reviews or contribute their own | -review site, for books, videos etc. |
| Flickr | Repository for photos | Tutorials for photography and image manipulation included |
| Bubbl.us | Online brainstorming site | would be valuable for all learning groups |
| Diigo | This site could also link students and experts as for Delicious | Bookmarking site which has excellent linking to groups based around interests/tags |
| Yahoo | Age restriction-18yrs and over | Allows restricted groups |
| SocialGo | Age restriction-18yrs and over | Make good personal blogsite which connects to forums etc |
| MySpace | Age restriction-13yrs and over | Could be used as personal CV site-elect portfolio |
| Age restriction-13yrs and over | microblog could link professionals | |
| Age restriction-18yrs and over | good personal profile/portfolio/CV | |
| Bebo | Age restriction-13yrs and over | Photo repository to store and display photos |
| News site - read and review current news items | could be suitable for learning across all learning groups |
It is unfortunate that so many of the sites that I looked at have age restrictions on their use. These restrictions being for 13 years and over means that they cannot be used within a primary school setting. Placing students into the public domain is not a reasonable ask, either - particularly with respect to security. Fortunately there are alternatives within the education sector which are suitable for use with these younger students. I can see, however, how many of the listed software could be used to connect students if the need arised.
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george
February 14th, 2015 at 19:44
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thank you….