BGriffin

//Future of Technology in Education// //Week 5 Chapter 4//
 * Communicating with New Tools**
 * Select an **//asynchronous//** tool and a **//synchronous//** tool discussed in this week's chapter.
 * Use each of them (preferably with a partner).
 * If possible, use one tool in both ways.

Google has emerged as an especially useful tool for both synchronous and asynchronous communication tools. My tool I have picked to share with you is Hangouts in Gmail. You can use gmail as an asynchronous tool with sharing emails back and fourth on topics or discussing a project. Then you can use gmail as a synchronous tool, because in your gmail account there is a link to start a hangout with your group online. In that hangout session you can communicate about things, you can share files, you can watch youtube videos at the same time, and you can even share your screen and go through a picture slide show or show a power point. This can be used great in a class room with teachers working together or students doing projects together or anything else you want to use it for in your classroom. Here is a video link on how to use hangout in your gmail account [] If you want to set up an gmail account go to www.gmail.com. Then just watch the video above and it shows you how this works.


 * Go Mobile!**
 * Using your own mobile device, ﬁnd at least one educational way it may be used.

Reminder 101 - is a communication web 2.0 tool/mobile app from the web store. This tool allows teachers either online (website) or on their mobile device, to send instant texts to students/parents.This can be a great tool for a teacher to use. If I forget to tell my students something important they need to know in order to do their homework or something else, one text from Remind 101 texts all of them immediately. If I need for the parents to know of upcoming events or something, then I just send a message from Remind 101.Also,the students don't know your phone number in order for you to text them,and its easy to sign up: all they need to do is text a code that you give them to a phone number you give them. The tool provides you with all of this. Here is the website of the tool. []

Wiki Assignment 4 - I interviewed a high school student about which social media she used currently for school. Schoology was the one which she used most of the time to turn in assignments and collaborate with other students on projects. The student stated that at different times the program would not load and that Schoology requires flash player for videos which meant that she cannot use her mobile device for watching videos. She said even though there are some problems with it that it is a great app to use for school.

I went to webpage of this app and watched their videos on what all it does for the student and the teacher. [] The girl I interviewed showed me the app on her computer and showed me what all she does on it. I even signed up for the app, as a teacher, and created reminders and tests. Even though there are some problems with the app, like the girl I interviewed said, the app all together though is a great tool for teachers to use with their students. I will remember this tool for when I become a teacher.