In fact, I am curious as to whether our class, or for that matter any class could be taught through the use of Edmodo as the underlying technological platform facilitating online content delivery, social interaction, and tracking. But they may not provide enough added value to the classroom to justify the $5000 layout.Įdmodo seems to be right on the button of taking Social Media into schools and using it as a driving vehicle to leverage technology to provide education for the 21st century classroom.
Just sticking it in a classroom doesn’t guarantee it will get used. That may be due to a lack of training and support. (Another cool project is EduSim, which is a 3D virtual world targeted at schools that is meant to leverage the power of SMARTboards and such.) But I have also seen them collecting dust in a lot of schools. On the other hand, when I have been using SMARTboards along with software that really showcases their functionality (such as Algodoo–if you haven’t seen it, you should) they are an amazing tool. (I even made a DIY rig using an IR pen and a couple of WiiMote’s, which worked but was not worth the hassle.
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I have a school full of Mimios now and they are awful to work with. I have been at a number of schools that tried to work them into the budget, then decided to use the money for other things. Unless the prices come down, SMARTboards may not be replaced by alternatives so much as just present an unjustifiable expense. It’s the classic puppy dog sales approach, just hold on to it a bit and you won’t want to put it down! One more reason to applaud him for selecting the right team to execute his vision. I imagine Falcon’s clear sense of creativity and design have strongly influenced the GUI, but when the the concept hits the screen, its the development team which must be trusted to execute Falcon’s vision. It’s a focused product, clearly targeted to a specific customer. Under Falcon’s guidance, Haiku instead aims to satisfy 80% of its users extremely well and realizes that the remaining 20% may not find what they are looking for with Haiku – which is ok. The school board I teach in encourages us to use Moodle, which I have tried, but as Falcon insightfully notes, LMS which strive to offer a wide range features for everyone, as Moodle does, often become too bloated, cumbersome to learn/use and unattractive looking.
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