This class was an introduction to "social networking" and "web 2.0". The latest iteration of the web supports collaboration. Interestingly, this is in line with current pedagogic thinking characterized by constructivist models of learning.
Be sure you know these three terms: social networking, web 2.0 and constructivism.
The sites we explored were blogspot (blogger), Nicenet, Google Docs and Google Notebook. All have pedagogic potential. But all are potentially problematic. In times in which cyberbullying and cyberpornography are rampant, these tools can be warped as sites to contain the worst of humankind as well as the best. Be careful and be vigilant.
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