This chapter explains how technology can be used to communicate with others. There are many different forms of communicating with people through the use of computers, internet, and others forms of technology. Through technologies students can communicate with peers outside of their classroom, school, city, and even country! This chapter explores the many different tools that can be used to communicate through the use of technology. Students can interact through discussion boards, instant messaging, presentation technologies, video conferencing, and podcasts.
Discussion boards are a tool teachers can use to get students to communicate their learning with their peers. This is very beneficial for those students in the classroom who express themselves better through writing as opposed to speaking:
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Chats and Instant Messaging some programs that support chatting among peers are Skype, GoogleTalk, AOL Instant Messaging, and Windows Live Messenger. All these tools can help students get a better way of communicating with more than one person from different parts of the world. However, every teacher should follow certain safety guidelines for online communication.
Presentation Technologies is a tool to help present information in a more interactive, creative way. Some popular presentation software are Google presentations, SlideShare, Glogster, and Prezi. Each software has a their unique way of putting gathered information into an organized, visual presentation.
Video Conferencing is a great tool teachers could use whenever they may want to talk to someone outside of the classroom. Many times students cannot always take field trips or have presenters come to their school due to scheduling conflicts. However, video conferencing is a great opportunity to be able to hold video conversations with experts in another profession outside the school.
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