There are certainly a few Facebook applications that aid students and could enhance LMS and classroom learning systems in various ways. There’s SkoolPool, which allows students to research online and traditional schools. Books iRead is an application that allows users
Facebook and other Web 2.0 technologies offer exciting possibilities to create interactive and collaborative learning systems. Online, LMS-hosted and classroom learning systems are able to take advantage of students’ attention to sites like Facebook and create projects within them. Some
Because of the hazards involved with including Web 2.0 technologies in many LMS and classroom learning systems, educators who want to use them must take extra precautions. It is their duty to supervise the use of these technologies to ensure
Although many schools and districts continue to prohibit the use of Web 2.0 technologies like social networking sites, podcasts and wikis, more educators are coming to embrace them. In fact, the use of collaborative technologies is now included in many
Of course, as with any new technological learning system aid, a shiny new toy only has value as long as it offers something new in terms of functionality. And in order to tap into the possibilities that social networking sites
The Childnet International report claims that social networking sites can provide many opportunities for learning system collaboration. It includes an evaluation tool, which walks educators through key features of sites they may be considering using to support their learning systems.
