ERIC Number: EJ1008745
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2013-Jan
Pages: 5
Abstractor: ERIC
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0192-592X
EISSN: N/A
Socials Studies
Raths, David
T.H.E. Journal, v40 n1 p26-30 Jan 2013
Eric Sheninger, the principal at New Milford High School in Bergen County, NJ, is well-known in ed tech circles as an evangelist for the use of web 2.0 tools in K-12 education. New Milford has made collaboration a pillar of its educational platform, and Sheninger believes that social media helps students learn how to collaborate. In fact, he argues that many students are already collaborating with technology--and schools need to catch up. Educational computing expert Gail Lovely asserted that social media is a natural fit for education, since all learning is social. Yet that doesn't mean that adoption of these tools is a snap. Lovely went on to caution that schools using publicly available platforms must protect students from advertising and unwanted content. To get a fuller picture of the pitfalls and dividends, the author asked several innovative instructional technology leaders to describe their early experience helping teachers use social media to boost collaboration among their students.
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Cooperation, Early Experience, Elementary Secondary Education, Web 2.0 Technologies, Technology Uses in Education, Mass Media Use, Social Networks, Teaching Experience, Professional Development
1105 Media, Inc. Available from: T.H.E. Journal Magazine. P.O. Box 2170, Skokie, IL 60076. Tel: 866-293-3194; Tel: 866-886-3036; Fax: 847-763-9564; e-mail: THEJournal@1105service.com; Web site: http://www.thejournal.com/
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A