Educational Technology

September 7, 2010

Schools get on Web 2.0 bandwagon

Filed under: Educational Technology — admin @ 12:30 am

By Denise Smith Amos, Cincinnati Inquirer

Now a growing number of teachers in Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky and nationwide are joining, rather than fighting, the tide. It’s a new day for social networking in schools, experts say. Schools until recently were cracking down on most uses of online social networks during the school day. This fall, more schools in the Cincinnati region are channeling YouTube, Facebook and other social sites to market themselves to potential students, parents and taxpayers. And more teachers are Tweeting, Skyping, blogging and “wiki-ing” with students for educational purposes that can span the world.

http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20100828/NEWS0102/8290332/Schools-get-on-Web-2-0-bandwagon

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