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Scott Walker

New Technology for me to use in the classroom is face book.

[] This website contains a 100 ways of using facebook in the classroom. My favorite is the way it allows the students to communicate their ideas and reactions to a certain assignment. This allows for an open discussion for the students in a forum that they are familiar with. This is new to me for the fact that I have never used a facebook or myspace account to communicate with others. That may sound odd but I was also one of the last of the people I know to own a cell phone. I think that face book is a great tool and revolutionary technology that has allowed a forum to communicate ideas and discussions. My fear is security of my students and that allowing face book access promotes and allows for possible incorrect use of the technology. I personally do not like the fascination in our children’s life with this technology, and I am very weary of its powers and that it has taken away from face to face communication. However if I can utilize the technology and educate them at the same time, it can be a useful tool and a break from traditional methods.