Utecht’s Daily Links 10/15/2008
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About Becta – Becta report shows benefits of Web 2.0 in the classroom – Becta
Becta has published major new research into the use of Web 2.0 technologies, such as wikis, blogs and social networking, by children between the ages of 11-16, both in and out of the school environment.
The reports found that young learners are prolific users of Web 2.0 technologies in their leisure time but that the use of Web 2.0 in the classroom was limited. However, schools and teachers who are innovating in this area have found benefits, such as:
This will really help with a grant we just started writing. Thanks Jeff!