Classroom Communication

Opening Activity:

• Go-round: One method of communication the teacher uses today in real life and how would that message be done 50 years ago

Communication Types Chart

• 4 Charts: Classroom to Home; Classroom to Ommunity; Classroom to Classroom; Within the Classroom
• Methods on sticky notes. One per note. No telephone or face to face
• How do the receivers benifit from the communication from the classroom?

Communicating on the Web

• Blogs
  • Blogger https://www.blogger.com/start
• Podcasts
  • iTunes
  • Podcasting Info
• Wiki
  • Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page
  • Wikispaces http://www.wikispaces.com/
• Chat
  • Skype http://www.skype.com/helloagain.html

Reflection

• How do these tools fit into the 4 charts?
• What do teachers need to change to be able to use these tools?
• Are there any educational goals that are achieved with these tools that can not easily be done without their use?