1.+Assignment+One+-+Online+Identity

=Name: Daniel Caire= =__** WEB TOOLS 2.0 **__= According to the topic booklet, This topic aims to give an understanding of multimedia concepts, tools and techniques through examination and analysis of the impact of multimedia in society, especially in the field of education/training. The potential of personal computers is explored through a range of applications and key issues in educational computing are identified. The rapidly changing nature of the field and the breadth of the topic caters for a range of prior experiences.

The intention of this assignment is for students to explore and use a range of Web 2.0 tools and reflect on issues regarding their use for social and learning purposes.  [|EdFlin Link]

=__MY 5 WEB 2.0 TOOLS __=


 * [[image:googlegroups_logo.gif width="110" height="85" link="1.1 Google Groups"]] || [[image:flinders_university_logo.1.png width="87" height="85" link="1.2 EdFlin"]] || [[image:delicious_logo.jpg width="109" height="72" link="1.3 Delicious"]] ||  || [[image:youtube_logo.jpg width="103" height="93" link="1.5 YouTube"]] || =[[image:flickr.png width="107" height="88" link="1.6 Flickr"]]= ||

= __QUESTIONS TO CONSIDER__ =


 * 1. Identify issues involved in having an online presence providing evidence and/or examples.**

There are many issues that an online presence about you can have. As you are putting up information about yourself, pictures, status updates, creating discussions and uploading videos, people can view this and you can become under scrutiny for what you put up. Future employers can also look you up on the internet and can make an assumption of the character you are by what they read on your profile. As we have seen recently, Stephanie Rice has come under scrutiny and lost sponsors for a tweet she made on her site Twitter. Therefore, what you post should always be thought about thoroughly before it is posted on your site.


 * 2. Identify ways in which a professional blog/wiki/website/etc could be useful to promote collaborative learning.**

Professional blogs/wiki/websites could be useful to promote collaborative learning. The ways in which this could be useful are within classroom contexts whereby teachers can create a page whereby they are the coordinator and can protect what is written on the site. Furthermore, assignments can be submitted, discussions created and assessment criteria posted. This would also be a great way for parents to get a look at what their child is doing, for students to share their work and a great way for students to learn how to use technology in a more beneficial way.


 * 3. Identify in what way might these tools be useful in teaching/professional life?**

All these applications and tools will have usefulness in my professional teaching life. However, they will be used on occasions and not all the time because I don't want to waver from the normal curriculum. Delicious however will play a major role in my life now and will become extremely useful for finding great websites and pages to benefit my students learning. Something like Google Groups will be good to experiment with as a classroom page and now that I have the knowledge in this area, I can use these skills to adopt in my classroom.


 * 4. What tools did you find to be most/least valuable?**

I believe all the tools have great benefits. Delicious obviously is my favourite and therefore the most valuable as it can play such a major role within my teaching life. The least valuable for me would be flickr as I'm not that interested in changing photo's and therefore wont apply for me when teaching. YouTube is another valuable tool and will be used regularly within my classroom context. Overall, this subject is going to give me great information and examples of useful Web 2.0 tools to use in the future.

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