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Online Communities
  • What are some of the negative things that could happen in an online community such as Moose Crossing? How could these things be prevented and/or dealt with? What do you think is the most important thing students will gain from programs like MOOSE?
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Professional Online Communities
  • http://www.nyu.edu/classes/keefer/waoe/waoej.html
  • http://www.merlot.org/Home.po?discipline=Teacher_Education
  • http://ti2.sri.com/tappedin/
  • http://www.e-learninghub.com/resources/
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Pro’s       versus       Con’s
  • express their ideas
  •  learning tool
  • community learning
  • teach and model
  • infinite possibilities
  • recorded and monitored
  • just to talk
  • Identity theft
  • curriculum is not clearly defined
  • technology support
  • Community viruses


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Importance of Communication
  • Communication online allows for the rapid transfer of ideas from people outside of your direct communication lines.
  • The sharing of ideas fosters learning and understanding for the active participants.
  • The volume and potential numbers of people involved in any online community can ensure a broad yet focused base for learning and sharing.


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Watch Out For:
  • Downtime: viruses, power outages, software issues, and hardware issues.
  • Monitor the area, safeguards are only protective when in place.
  • Corporate takeovers, spamming and monitoring the area for business profit (may also help in funding issues).