Module 9

What is scootle?



"Scootle has been developed to support access to more than 8,990 items of digital curriculum content developed by the National Digital Learning Resource Network (NDLRN), formerly The Le@rning Federation."

You can find

• interactive learning objects,
• images,
• audio files and movie clips via browse,
• search and filter technology.
• create personal lists of favourite resources for quick access.



What is a learning path?

 

In scootle teachers can set up learning paths for the students in their classroom.
These paths can be saved and organised as favourite digital curriculum resources in themes or topics.  Lessons can then easily be accessed by students with a personal pin number. Teachers can share  resources and lessons with colleagues. Students can use the learning paths as part of group activities.

What is social networking?

A social network service is an online service which allow users to share ideas, activities, events, and interests within their individual networks such as facebook and twitter.

What is facebook?

"Facebook is a social network service and website.

Users may create a personal profile, add other users as friends and exchange messages. Users may join common interest user groups, organised by workplace, school, or college, or other characteristics."

Facebook is great to keep in contact with family and friends who live interstate or who are travelling. You can see photos and chat, it is a convenient way to stay in touch.

You have to be careful what information you put on facebook,  instances have occurred through comments and photos causing some users problems. 

What is twitter?

"Twitter is a website, owned and operated by Twitter Inc., which offers a social networking and microblogging service, enabling its users to send and read other users' messages called tweets. Tweets are text-based posts of up to 140 characters displayed on the user's profile page. Tweets are publicly visible by default, however senders can restrict message delivery to their friends list. Users may subscribe to other users' tweets—this is known as following and subscribers are known as followers."

I haven't used twitter because I don't think I have anything of interest to share. However I have heard on the radio some information about celebrities that often gets twisted and misinformed. 

What is second life?

"Second Life (SL) is a virtual world developed by Linden Lab and is accessible on the internet. A free client program called the Viewer enables its users, called Residents, to interact with each other through avatars. Residents can explore, meet other residents, socialize, participate in individual and group activities, and create and trade virtual property and services with one another, or travel throughout the world (which residents refer to as "the grid"). Second Life is for people aged 18 and over, while Teen Second Life is for people aged 13 to 17."

I can see how high school student would enjoy interacting within  Second Life for history, economics and business studies.