Wikis

It was interesting to learn how many different uses there are for Wikis. They are a great collaboration tool for teachers to use to share best practices - but I'm a little wary of the open forum they provide -- it's undoubtedly difficult to control the accuracy of the content being provided.

Social Networking

Sorry - I'm skipping around as I find pockets of time to catch up! I checked out the Global Education Collaborative and joined the Global Awareness Curriculum Group - the Global Art 4 Caring discussion forum looked interesting, so I explored that for a while - I think that jumped out at me as I just bumped into my son's elementary school art teacher while Xmas shopping - I was telling her about PS and our courses - and how we have many art teachers who actively take our courses and apply what they learnn into their art curriculum. I thought of her while I was exploring this site in case I could forward her any info that would be helpful to art teachers. The Global Education Collaborative was a bit overwhelming - but I was thinking that this is the type of site that the Teach India group could develop after their conference - to help facilitate the sharing of resources, teacher collaboration etc.