By Aaron Campbell · April 22, 2006
Jill Walker just posted some good ideas on how educators should be using the social aspects of the Web with their students. She lists:
For me, the fourth and sixth points are particularly important. Students need a good model to follow, and naturally they’ll look to the teacher for that. Also, blogging is not about merely presenting, but also engaging with the ideas of other bloggers. When students come to understand that experientially, they’ll benefit more from the process.
Jill also mentions the ethical issue of having students participate in a public space, suggesting that teachers have students blog psuedonymously. Since I am working with young adults, I raise their awareness of the potential consequences of publishing, and let them decide for themselves whether to use a psuedonym or not. With teenagers, though, I wonder whether we should insist that they use a psuedonym.
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