Comments on: The Podcast: Sharing Flipcharts http://budtheteacher.com/blog/2009/01/10/the-podcast-sharing-flipcharts/ Inquiry & Reflection for Better Learning Tue, 22 May 2012 11:05:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Michelle Bourgeois http://budtheteacher.com/blog/2009/01/10/the-podcast-sharing-flipcharts/comment-page-1/#comment-2095 Michelle Bourgeois Sun, 11 Jan 2009 02:02:19 +0000 http://budtheteacher.com/blog/?p=776#comment-2095 Instead of giving you answers, can I offer questions and thoughts? 1. Your audience consists of teachers of different grade levels and subject areas. Would a universal feed be of use to them? Is there a tool that would allow a customizable feed based on their teaching needs? 2. One of the things I find lacking in a site that is designed solely to share assets is the inability to support conversations around those resources. Is there a tool that would allow for discussion threads/ratings/conversations to spring up around each asset? 3. Where are your users in terms of their comfort level with resource sharing and "one more thing" syndrome? 4. Another powerful concept to think about is allowing the community to take ownership of the resource. Is there a tool that would allow dedicated "power users" to manage and organize content in their area of interest for the benefit of all users? Will a blog fit your needs? A wiki? Moodle? Maybe Drupal is something to explore. Just make sure to "think like a teacher" and you'll come up with the right solution. Whatever you use, I know you'll make it more about the outcomes than about the tool. <abbr><em>Michelle Bourgeoiss last blog post..<a href="http://milobo.edublogs.org/2009/01/07/seven-things/" rel="nofollow">Seven Things</a></abbr></em> Instead of giving you answers, can I offer questions and thoughts?
1. Your audience consists of teachers of different grade levels and subject areas. Would a universal feed be of use to them? Is there a tool that would allow a customizable feed based on their teaching needs?
2. One of the things I find lacking in a site that is designed solely to share assets is the inability to support conversations around those resources. Is there a tool that would allow for discussion threads/ratings/conversations to spring up around each asset?
3. Where are your users in terms of their comfort level with resource sharing and “one more thing” syndrome?
4. Another powerful concept to think about is allowing the community to take ownership of the resource. Is there a tool that would allow dedicated “power users” to manage and organize content in their area of interest for the benefit of all users?
Will a blog fit your needs? A wiki? Moodle? Maybe Drupal is something to explore. Just make sure to “think like a teacher” and you’ll come up with the right solution. Whatever you use, I know you’ll make it more about the outcomes than about the tool.

Michelle Bourgeoiss last blog post..Seven Things

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