| 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? |
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/ |
| 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 | |
| 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. | |
| 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). | |