Using the discussion board. I think that it can be useful, people can leave comments and attachments in their own time and this can be communicated to many people. Unlike when sending an email you don't have to include the names of all the people you want to read it, meaning everyone can visit and more people than expected if they have the access. In this case, other than using and experiencing the discussion board, this activity seemed to make the task more complicated as in our groups we see each other everyday and could have discussed the task face to face which can make it easier to explain. In general I think this could be used well, I'm not 100% sure when I would use this in a school situation, but it is good to know about it and to have used it in case it does come up. It has been interesting to see some of the other issues this has been used for such as the use of mobile phones in classrooms etc. I found it very interesting as the conversation was open and anyone could read what had gone before and add a comment. It was good to see what other people thought especially from different groups. (Image is a "snap shot" of the discussion board in use, easy to see who initiated the topic and when etc)
Monday, 10 December 2007
Using The Discussion Board
Using the discussion board. I think that it can be useful, people can leave comments and attachments in their own time and this can be communicated to many people. Unlike when sending an email you don't have to include the names of all the people you want to read it, meaning everyone can visit and more people than expected if they have the access. In this case, other than using and experiencing the discussion board, this activity seemed to make the task more complicated as in our groups we see each other everyday and could have discussed the task face to face which can make it easier to explain. In general I think this could be used well, I'm not 100% sure when I would use this in a school situation, but it is good to know about it and to have used it in case it does come up. It has been interesting to see some of the other issues this has been used for such as the use of mobile phones in classrooms etc. I found it very interesting as the conversation was open and anyone could read what had gone before and add a comment. It was good to see what other people thought especially from different groups. (Image is a "snap shot" of the discussion board in use, easy to see who initiated the topic and when etc)
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I agree. This simple exercise would have been easier to do face to face. However, the DB did allow you to look at a wide range of opinions.
At school, difficult issues like bullying and discipline are better discussed on a DB with the children using an alias than face to face.
This is a really great blog! Thank you for your efforts.
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