Tuesday, November 3, 2009

Why It's Important for Students to Post Work

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The video PS22Video of the children singing the Stevie Nicks song "Landslide" is absolutely precious. They seem to put their entire heart and soul into it. You can tell by watching that their singing truly comes from deep down inside themselves. And now they are going to Madison Square Garden in New York City to see Stevie! So wonderful things can happen when students post videos on YouTube. When students post their assignments on the web for the whole world to see, it allows a huge audience to view it, comment and praise them. This creates more confident students who are inspired and motivated to learn.

Another example is the use of blogs. Blogger.com I think blogs are a tremendous tool for teaching. It encourages independent writing and thinking, while allowing the student to connect with other students around the globe. Twitter can be used to contact people with similar academic interests, add helpful links for one another, and build a social network for students to use later. Facebook is one more example of why it is important for students to post their work on the web. Facebook enables them to stay connected, share ideas about projects and assignments. These are just a few of the examples of why it is important for students to post their work on the internet. It's the future.

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