iTeacher: Program Brings Web 2.0 to the Classroom
Thursday, March 12, 2009 - 17:49
in Mathematics & Economics
(PhysOrg.com) -- Online media and social networking Web sites - Web 2.0 standards like Facebook and YouTube - are the new tools for communication and entertainment among K-12 students. Safety and inappropriate content issues, however, mean that teachers are unable to use these online tools for learning in the classroom. North Carolina State University researchers are providing tools that advance 21st century learning, while at the same time encouraging proper instruction on the use of new media in a productive and appropriate manner.