Thing Six: Discovering Web 2.0 tools.
I chose Stardoll.com to learn more about. My daughter uses this as often as I will allow her online. Just watching it you think that they are playing and not learning, but not true in the least sense. After reading what this site is about, you realize that they are not just playing, but learning in a new exciting way. Today, many of our Arts programs are being cut due to budget lows. Using stardoll, students can use their own imagination in creative arts by creating costumes and such with this Web 2.0 tool. It allows the student to learn about colors, techonology, art and just plain fun using this electronic "dress up dolls" web- based learning. It can also be used in the classroom as a sort of incentive to good behavior. Not only are the students trying hard to earn the reward, but as they use Stardoll they are also learning and it is not wasted time. Technology today can be used in so many ways, that students don't realize they are getting an education through play.
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