Classroom 2.0

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Classroom 2.0 is a great place to be if you are a educator using technology in the classroom. It has open forums, a place to create a page, groups, and live online and in person events. There are many areas to discuss including flipped instruction and instruction in the different content areas using technology. I think that this will be useful in my future, as I can make connections with teachers and learners from around the world.

One of the most interesting features of the website is a live chat. When you are accepted as a member, you are able to live chat with other educators on the site. There is a main room where you can do a group chat or you can do a private chat. This type of synchronous communication would be especially useful if you find someone with a similar interest or question like you.

The forum allows you to talk asynchronously with other educators from around the world. Recently, I saw a post about the idea of teaching a "computer class". I can respond to her and get other ideas from teachers.

This is a wonderful resource, but like all social media accounts, it takes time to do. As a teacher and doctoral student, I struggle with having any time free. Although this would be great professional development, I can see that I will probably spend more time working with the teachers in my school than I will online.