Integrating technology in the classroom
Imbee.com was featured on Fox 31 news Denver today as a kid friendly alternative to My Space. See the full story here: Fox 31 News. It is nice to see that Imbee is gaining popularity, it is a great way to teach kids about social networking and netiquette just to name a few. To learn more about imbee visit my imbee post from August 15th.
What it is: Social networking is now school networking! Imbee allows teachers to extend their classroom beyond four walls and onto the Internet. Establish class blogs and promote online interaction and collaboration. Teachers and Parents can work together closely to guide and teach about social responsibility online while increasing classroom learning.
How to integrate imbee.com into your classroom: Use imbee as a platform for your students to publish their work. This will give students a sense of audience and act as a motivator for students. Students can collaborate on projects and help edit each others work. This is a wonderful tool for teaching students Internet safety and responsibility in a safe, controlled environment.
Tips: Visit imbee.com/teacher for lesson plans, a teacher tour, and to find answers to questions you may have about imbee. The creators of imbee are very open and willing to take teacher suggestions and implement them in new imbee versions.