A Asynchonous Classroom

This week I have been focusing on finding the resources to link my classroom with another classroom for the purpose of conducting a book study. Recently, my district purchased a new literacy program that focuses content standards around one piece of literature for an entire month. This has lend me to channel my goals to facilitate and inspire student learning and creativity as well as design and develop digital-age learning experiences and assessments towards developing a problem based learning activity around the theme of one of these books. To work toward these goals, I have been investigating sites suggested by both Vicki Davis and Hargis and Wilcox to delve into social networking in the classroom. Davis states that technological knowledge and terminology can be one of the biggest deterrents for educators looking to implement PBL in their classrooms (Laureate, 2009). I think the site that will best meet my needs as well as those of my students is Eduwiki.(eduwiki.com). This will allow me to select among existing collaborations or establish one of my own. I am now ready to transitions my classroom from its traditional synchronous setting to a asynchronous one.

Reference

Laureate Education, Inc. (Executive Producer). (2009). Integrating technology across the content areas. Baltimore: Author.