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=COLLABORATION IN THE CLASSROOM! = by Eastern Connection ==== Here at Eastern Connection, we strive to be better educators- no matter what the subject or level of learner. With the digital age front and center, we asked ourselves: How do we get students more involved and working together? Presently, the verdict is still out on whether the virtual environment is bringing people closer or isolating them more (Science Clarified). For our students, the goal is to use technology to bring them closer. We decided to look at the new wave in internet collaboration tools from Web 2.0 in order to find tools to enhance the learning environment in order to engage students and increase participation. ====

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According to members at the Center for Teaching and Learning with Technology at Georgia State University (2003), "collaboration is the social process that supports learners' development of capabilities in which they learn to do without assistance things that they could initially do only with assistance." Collaboration prepares students to be independent learners.

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“The concept of web2.0 from the ashes of the dot.com bust in 2001. As it morphed from a buzzword to an active concept, Web 2.0 became an important part of the World Wide Web. Because of its two-way communication abilities, it is also becoming an increasingly popular way to integrate technology into the classroom" (Andrew, 2008).

O'hear (2006) considers that like the web itself, the early promise of e-learning - that of empowerment - has not been fully realized. The experience of e-learning for many has been no more than a hand-out published online, coupled with a simple multiple-choice quiz. Hardly inspiring, let alone empowering. But by using these new web services, e-learning has the potential to become far more personal, social and flexible.

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For more information on how technology enhances education, visit:

[|Critical Issue: Using Technology to Enhance Engaged Learning for At-Risk Students]
[|Does Technology Hinder or Enhance Learning and Teaching?]

For more information on Web 2.0 resources, visit:

[|Web 2.0 Tools for Teachers] [|Web 2.0 for the Classroom Teacher: An Internet Hotlist on Web 2.0]

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