Online CommunitiesOnline Communities

What are some of the negative things that What are some of the negative things that could happen in an online community such as could happen in an online community such as Moose Crossing? How could these things be Moose Crossing? How could these things be prevented and/or dealt with? What do you think prevented and/or dealt with? What do you think is the most important thing students will gain is the most important thing students will gain from programs like MOOSE?from programs like MOOSE?

Professional Online Professional Online CommunitiesCommunities

• http://www.nyu.edu/clhttp://www.nyu.edu/classes/keefer/waoe/waasses/keefer/waoe/waoej.htmloej.html

• http://www.merlot.orghttp://www.merlot.org/Home.po?discipline=/Home.po?discipline=Teacher_EducationTeacher_Education

• http://ti2.sri.com/tapphttp://ti2.sri.com/tappedin/edin/

• http://www.e-learninghttp://www.e-learninghub.com/resourceshub.com/resources//

Pro’s versus Pro’s versus Con’s Con’s

• express their ideasexpress their ideas• learning tool learning tool • community community

learning learning • teach and modelteach and model• infinite infinite

possibilities possibilities • recorded and recorded and

monitored monitored

• just to talk just to talk • Identity theftIdentity theft• curriculum is not curriculum is not

clearly defined clearly defined • technology support technology support • Community virusesCommunity viruses

Importance of Importance of CommunicationCommunication

• Communication online allows for the rapid Communication online allows for the rapid transfer of ideas from people outside of transfer of ideas from people outside of your direct communication lines.your direct communication lines.

• The sharing of ideas fosters learning and The sharing of ideas fosters learning and understanding for the active participants.understanding for the active participants.

• The volume and potential numbers of The volume and potential numbers of people involved in any online community people involved in any online community can ensure a broad yet focused base for can ensure a broad yet focused base for learning and sharing.learning and sharing.

Watch Out For:Watch Out For:

• Downtime: viruses, power outages, Downtime: viruses, power outages, software issues, and hardware issues.software issues, and hardware issues.

• Monitor the area, safeguards are only Monitor the area, safeguards are only protective when in place.protective when in place.

• Corporate takeovers, spamming and Corporate takeovers, spamming and monitoring the area for business monitoring the area for business profit (may also help in funding profit (may also help in funding issues). issues).