Chapter 8- Communicating and Collaborating w/ Social Media

One of the key points in chapter 8 was "Electronic communication between teachers and students." The chapter broke down several different forms of communication that the teacher and students participate in. Email, teachers or classroom websites, blogs, online discussions and wikis. All of these resources makes communication between student and teacher very simple. Imagine not being clear on an assignment that was due the following day. Nowadays, sending a simple email asking the teacher to give more details is the thing to do. It's quick and effective. This method features electronic exchanges from teacher and student.

Two types of communication mentioned in Chapter 8, were Synchronous and Asynchronous communication.

Synchronous happens to follow a real time schedule. Examples: Cell phone conversations and text messaging. Asynchronous communication has a time delay within the communication. These examples include emails, blogs and online discussions. As a teacher, both forms of communication are given to the student.

There are plenty of ways to integrate electronic communication into your teaching. The books suggests:
.Teaching beyond the school day
.Engaging students
.Sharing information with famailies
.Building learning communities
.Energizing student writing
Integrating these techniques inside and outside of your classroom allows students to have other ways to connect with the teacher. It gives them the opportunity to be discreet and ask educational questions that they are probably too shy to ask in front of their peers. This helps the teacher and student to build a better connection and helps the teacher find better ways to teach the student.
RESOURCES:
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 Maloy, Robert, Verock-O’Loughlin,Ruth-Ellen, Edwards, Sharon A., and Woolf, Beverly Park (2013). Transforming Learning with New Technologies. 2nd Edition. Boston, MA: Pearson Education, Inc.

 "Synchronous vs Asynchronous Communication." YouTube. YouTube, n.d. Web. 22 Feb. 2015.

"Why Use Electronic Communications?" Why Use Electronic Communications? N.p., n.d. Web. 22 Feb. 2015.