Exam – Question Two, Part C

Classroom management is an important aspect of consideration when using Web 2.0 or any technology in the classroom. To ensure there are not too many issues and disruptions in the class, activities the teacher creates should: 

Create engaging activities

Teachers who create engaging activities immediately will reduce the chances of major disruptions in the classroom. For example, Flickr (http://www.flickr.com) can be used to cater for the visual learning intelligence while students who enjoy writing may prefer mainly using a wordpress weblog (http://www.wordpress.com). Web 2.0 provides something new for students – a brand new experience in the classroom that they have not used in many other lessons. 

                 

 Create collaborative activities

Students need to belong. Web 2.0 tools such as PBwiki (http://www.pbwiki.com) allows students to work together and develop their answers to a set question. If a teacher successfully uses PBwiki as a tool in the classroom, students will feel as though they belong and will not resort to seeking power, attention, revenge or avoidance of failure, as stated by Dreikurs. 

 

 Use a variety of Web 2.0 tools

Using a variety of the Web 2.0 tools that are available will cater for the multiple intelligences. Animoto (http://www.animoto.com) is a great example of this as it allows for students to create and share their own videos accompanied by music. This goes beyond the basic level of writing. iGoogle (http://www.google.com/ig) is also a very useful tool for students to store all of their resources in a single location. This includes their documents through Google Docs, links and much more. By meeting these aspects, teachers will find that there should not be significant issues surrounding classroom management.