tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16296721.post115695520560095943..comments2024-03-14T23:47:52.732+11:00Comments on The Global Educator: Instant Messaging: Is there validity for curriculum integration?Julie Lindsayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05043807289251144925noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16296721.post-87208931591509035382007-05-06T15:27:00.000+10:002007-05-06T15:27:00.000+10:00I dont think so. We tried putting a chatroom in co...I dont think so. We tried putting a chatroom in college, and it was flooded with fake usernames writing obscene material. It will be very difficult to manage such a system.<BR/><BR/>I have made an e-learning platform called 'e-College' that has user messaging, but not IM. Check it out in my site.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16296721.post-1158169384056010362006-09-14T03:43:00.000+10:002006-09-14T03:43:00.000+10:00I'm a big advocate of Instant Messaging in Educati...I'm a big advocate of Instant Messaging in Education. My reasons can be summarized by these points:<BR/><BR/>1. It can be used to provide on-demand just-in-time support for students.<BR/>2. Mutliple conversations can be occuring between students or between students and the teacher without any of them being interupted or disturbed.<BR/>3. More students can participate than in a traditional class. <BR/>4. It's a great way to get to know, and then stay in touch, with students.<BR/>5. It helps students prepare for a 21st century muti-tasking work environment. (Including the social use of IM while working.)<BR/><BR/>6. It is a better way to contact teachers than calling or appearing in their room.<BR/>7. It can be asynchronous, or synchronous.<BR/>8. Reasons 1-4 (and 5 even) apply to tech coordinators' (and administrators') work with their teachers, too.<BR/><BR/>Here's a link to some of the posts I've written about IM in Education:<BR/>http://edtechlife.com/?s=Instant+MessageAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com