The
two technologies om which I would like to report this week are Classroom 2.0 and EFL
Classroom 2.0. These two educational technologies are SNSs that were created
for the purpose of networking, exchanging instructional ideas and the continued
training of educators around the world. The two sites are similar and owned by
the same company. Classroom 2.0 and EFL Classroom 2.0 assist teachers in developing
an online educational profile and presence in the education world.
As
a member of these sites, you can create a private or public classroom or group
where you can make pages, teach, and have your own mini-community (eflclassroom20,
2007).
These
SNSs allow you to search other member pages and connect with like-minded
teachers who are in your professional field of study.
EFL
Classroom 2.0 has one of the world’s largest libraries for ESL instruction (eflclassroom20,
2007). The site keeps all of its members informed of all the latest resources and
teaching trends. The site offers online seminars and training for teachers that
does not cost their members a thing.
EFL
Classroom 2.0 is also connected with other social networking sites like Facebook,
Twitter, and linked-in. This allows further networking within your field and
allows you to broadcast news and content across the Web (classroom20, 2007).
These
two sites assist educators by the availability of continued support from teachers
in the field, forums, communities, blogs, latest educational trend updating,
and so much more. These two sites are comparable to a Facebook account but is specifically designed for educators.
Jeremy
References
After a while it seems it is just a matter of preference for which site to use for collaboration with peers and education of learners. In order to compete there must be a characteristic that stands out. For these “classrooms” it’s a matter of the access to ESL tools.
ReplyDeleteAdditionally, I like the ability Classroom 2.0 has to connect with Facebook and Twitter. Richardson eludes to the fact that if educators are going to reach their students they have to dive into their community and interact in their world first (2010). This is how was able to reach my students as a secondary educator in the 90’s. I found a way to incorporate videos and games shows.
References:
Richardson, W. (2010). Blogs, wikis, podcasts, and other powerful web tools for classrooms (3rd ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press.
Thanks Chris!
DeleteHello Jeremy,
ReplyDeleteAs an EFL instructor, these sites are new to me and thanks for introducing them. There are so many activities with instructions on various websties on teaching English;however, it is the first time I see videos of them. I believe, these are especially effective for novice teachers and for others who have trouble understanding the instructions. These are also great tools for a teacher trainer to use them in her/his workshops, discussions with trainees.
Thank you again, Jeremy.
Su
Hi Jeremy,
ReplyDeleteI really appreciate your post as I am an EFL instructor, and I believe that both of these sites are really beneficial. I can benefit from other instructors' experiences all around the world and I can share my experiences hoping that someone else will benefit from them. The variety of activities in these sites can also add a lot to our lessons, which will benefit our learners.
Thanks for introducing these sites,
Seher
Jeremy,
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed your post as always. I had no idea such specific social net working sites were available. This is quite impressive. Thank you for sharing some new resources I can explore.
Respectfully,
Shawn