I really like using googledocs for collaborative papers, but I have not used them in my own high school classroom, have you used them before? and what was your experience.
I have not used Google docs within the classroom. Our district makes us maintain a web page through their server, so it is easier to just house every thing there. I have used them on several occasions for personal use and grad school, though. One issue at my district is the very strict student access policies. Many useful Web 2.0 sites, for example Wikispaces, are not accessible by our students from school computers.
I am afraid I have run into the same issues at my school. Many sites are blocked and student access denied. It will be interesting to see how everything plays out, will it be more important to grant access in the name of learning or more important to deny access in the name of safety - in some instances.
Marvin,
ReplyDeleteI really like using googledocs for collaborative papers, but I have not used them in my own high school classroom, have you used them before? and what was your experience.
Candice,
ReplyDeleteI have not used Google docs within the classroom. Our district makes us maintain a web page through their server, so it is easier to just house every thing there. I have used them on several occasions for personal use and grad school, though. One issue at my district is the very strict student access policies. Many useful Web 2.0 sites, for example Wikispaces, are not accessible by our students from school computers.
Marvin
ReplyDeleteI am afraid I have run into the same issues at my school. Many sites are blocked and student access denied. It will be interesting to see how everything plays out, will it be more important to grant access in the name of learning or more important to deny access in the name of safety - in some instances.