In a world where technology is becoming incorporated more
into everyday life it’s only appropriate to continue to absorb technological
culture into classrooms. Chapter 6 explores information management by means of
URL bookmarking, social bookmarking, information alerts and e-newsletters as
was to organize information in the traditional classroom setting.
URL bookmarking is a way to collect websites that are frequently
visited in a single simplified list format. These lists can be used as a way to
quickly go through a routine. For example if the class has a song on YouTube
that they use as a part of their morning routine and then the class immediately
jumps into an online based activity, the teacher can simply go to the
bookmarked pages and easily jump from site to site.
Social bookmarking is similar to URL bookmarking but the
lists are shared by a community of users across many computers. Social bookmarking creates a public list of websites
that the contributors can add or remove from.
Contributors can also decide whether or not set pages are viewable by
all participants. This can be utilized by several teachers in the same school
building who use a set list of approved websites.
Information alerts and e-newsletters go out to groups of
individuals regarding information related to curriculum or an individual’s
interest. They may appear automatically through an email subscription or
through another platform. A science teacher may be teaching about the lifecycle
of a plant or butterfly and can receive weekly e-newsletters about the progress
of a butterfly sanctuary in another state.
Is it appropriate to share lesson plans online?
Should teachers ‘add’ parents on social media for the
purpose of sharing information about the students?
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