Schoology

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Strengths:
Free Easy to use as the format is the basically the same as Facebook Easy to manage your course and calendar Allow schedule any assignments or answer any questions at any time Give students spaces communicate on academic areas Supports many media forms including audio, video and images Several ways to communicate with each other and clarify misconceptions Combining social networking with learning managements Adjust private settings for all users or create groups/ class by yourself

Weaknesses:
Need to be frequently checked for the updates Students could misunderstand teacher's post Student might lead one and other through posts Time wasting with add-on applications

Opportunities:
Students can learn how to add You Tube clips, images, and post comments to others Integrate technology into curriculum Provide a means for teachers ,students, parents and administrators to seamlessly communicate and collaborate on academic issues Allows students to engage in their own learning by creating a forum/discussion board which involves issues or questions they may feel uncomfortable discussing in classAdjust Esol students' learning styles from traditional lecturing ones to the web-based learning managements ease esol students' fear of using social networking

Threats:
Student could post inappropriate pictures/ languages cyber bullying via posts might occur

Ideas for the classroom:
Teacher can use the site to post classroom news letters, assignments and any comments Teachers can post recourse for students use at home Safe place for students to learn about social networking Create different pages/groups for different projects in classroom for the students to be able to utilize Create Lounge rooms for teachers and parents' communication