Bringing students together in groups to use the internet to explore ideas for writing assignment seems to be a good idea to help the kids to open their minds more to different and more broad ideas. This will also get them use to associating the internet with educational purposes. The internet will help them to "think ouside the box" on writing assignments.
When doing a powerpoint it would be very easy for your students to get distrated when incorporating music and videos into their powerpoints. I would try to maintain control over this by setting rules over the types of music that they may use so this may keep them on track with their assignment but still let them be able to have the know how of putting music and video into their projects.
I feel like using technology tools in the classroom helps to gain the childrens interest and it seems so much easy for a child to comprehend when he/she is more interested and having fun while learning. Powerpoint can let kids be creative and expressive and learn the material being presented in the classroom also.
internet group meetings for assignments are getting more popular with todays learning, in some classes its mandatory to get a skype or oovoo for a class so i think its a good idea to get them involved in internet group assignments
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