techideas

== = Using Technology for Field Experiences =

Ideas from Dr. Fowler


 * Use wikis for students to share lesson plans with other students in field experiences.
 * Use blogs for students to record their reflections on their field experiences. Share with other students/professors.
 * Use Google forms for field experiences cooperating teachers to give us feedback on our students. (Basically, make the evaluation form electronic.)
 * Create a Ning (private social network) for students in Field Experiences to post audio, video, and text. This would also create a community for the students when they are out in schools and not meeting together on campus.
 * Use a wiki for an online handbook of field experiences for students, faculty, and cooperating teachers.

Questions: Do we do field experiences in our graduate classes? What about online classes? These might lend themselves to technology like Skype and other video conferencing tools.