Moderator

Moderator could be useful in the classroom and there are several ways in which it can be put to good use. Educators could survey classes or perhaps gain opinions of the class in terms of particular issues. It could also be used as a pre-reading guide with thought questions at the start of a unit, or perhaps a during reading guide throughout. In Literature, it is nice to prompt students with questions to get their ideas beforehand, discuss, then continue with the readings as necessary. Examining different opinions or answers can spark quite interesting conversations at times, and I am thrilled when my students control discussion. Our group discussed these various thoughts on technology producing different products: * Allows students to be creative and they can put their own personality into projects they create using PowerPoint, wiki pages etc. using graphics and videos * Even with the same assignment it can look or be set up a variety of ways and still be correct (for example each of our web pages for class have the same information but we all set it up a little differently) * For students with different learning styles or levels, technology can help differentiate instruction (students can work on different projects or at different levels/can offer more options) * Projects can be shared via technology for all to view * Students are expected to create products individually, and while exploring different avenues of technology for presentation purposes are often less likely to plagiarize another student's work as the creation ownership can be extremely valuable