Assignment+1.3+-+Google+Groups


 * media type="youtube" key="29n6xm1dLiI?fs=1" height="193" width="300" || //A short video: Google Groups Demo//

Google Groups is a collaboration tool that allows group users to perform tasks located centrally without duplication.

Follow this link to a Google Group. ||
 * Main Features/Advantages: **
 * Discuss online, or via email and create and join many groups.
 * ** Search or browse for information. **
 * ** Create web pages right inside your group. **
 * ** Build a knowledge base. **
 * ** Customisation of style and colour with easy to use themes. **
 * ** Upload and share files, can be edited realtime. **
 * ** Learn about other users and share information. **
 * // It is great for people that cant meet in person, or have different working hours. //
 * // It is much easier to use rather than sending emails that get clogged in the inbox and lost in order. //

// This is a great collaboration tool that any age group could use, to varying difficulty. I would use this to organise trips with friends, or to discuss things with large groups of people. It is great in organizing and carrying out meetings for University. // // In the classroom, the best part is that the teacher can have total control. Groups could be set up, and children could ask each other questions about school or home life. It would be a great way for students to discuss their own projects and understanding. //
 * How I Would Use This Tool: **

 Below are links to some of my contributions to Google Groups: [|When do teachers stop being teachers] [|Flickr - Need some friends?? Join my Flinders University Group.] [|Physical Education and the use of the Nintendo Wii] [|what do people think of twitter as being a good tool or not?] [|Facebook for student/teacher communication?] [|Teaching Children to be Cyber Smart - Hectors World] [|A LINK TO A LIST OF WEB2.0 TOOLS AND SITES] [|WatchKnow Free Educational Videos for K-12 Students] [|Learning To Learn]

From these discussions I have realised that there are many tool out on the web that you can use but only a select few of them have enough security and content filtering to be used in the classroom. Examples of bad web2.0 tools would be facebook and youtube, while good ones would be teachertube and wikispaces. Also all children learn differently and having the option to either write by hand, film or record and participate in a blog enables all children to engage. Using the blogs and other web 2.0 tools also allows for integration and good collaboration.

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