I knew about Scootle but I was just using learning paths done by another teacher at our school. I now know how to create my own learning paths. I think that Scootle is a great resource for teaching science. I have mostly used it for revision before exams but I think it could be use to introduce new topics. I like that students can work at their own pace. I also found that some students that were normally disengaged in the classroom were really focused and seemed to enjoy learning using scootle. I will need to explore scootle a lot more to find out all the interesting learning objects prior to teaching a particular topic. At the moment the vast number of objects is a bit overwhelming.
I have been a facebook user for a number of years now. I really enjoy it and have been able to found a lot of my old school friends using that network. We even organised our high school reunion using facebook. However I don't really think that I would use facebook at school. I know that a large number of our students have a facebook page but I have always refused to accept students or former students as "friends" on my facebook page and will keep it that way.
I had never thought of using Second Life for education purposes but after watching the you tube videoclips I can see how it would be a good way to engage our students. I definitely think it would be great for HSIE teachers. I think that there are also interesting options for us science teachers which I discovered in the Science Learning Opportunities in Second Life you tube video below.
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