Using online community in the class room

Running Head : ONLINE COMMUNITY IN CLASS ROOM

Using Online Community

in the Classroom

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Using Online Community in the Classroom

The social group of people , who are sharing the same environment and oftentimes sharing the same interests , creates one community . The individuals that comprise the community communicate face to face with each and every people within the community . On the contrary , if they prefer to use communication media for interaction , then they would likely form a virtual community or online

community . Online communities have served as a supplemental form or tool for communication amongst people who first and foremost know each other in real life . Though it can also be the other way around , where people would meet through online communities and then meet in real life . Online communities use social software such as text-based chat rooms , forums with audio , voice or video texts and even avatars . However , if we look closely at the characteristics of the community , we would understand that it is human connections , not the tools or computers , which create it . The transformation of social institutions only becomes powerful and beneficial because of these tools or electronic networks

Public schools nowadays are starting to use online community and their experiences can greatly teach us on how to use networks to forge new connections among parents , teachers and students . Most people believe think or imagine the use of computers in classrooms when referring to technology in schools . On the contrary , this is the least important and the lowest impact of the term or phrase technology in schools More often than not , it is a counterproductive application of technology . It is the networks which are actually building the community and raising the educational performance of both teachers and students An example of this is the inner-city school districts of Union City in New Jersey . Their school was considered to be failing , however , their team-up with Bell Atlantic for Web access has changed their status Their relationship had greatly improved the level of education in Union City 's schools . Government officials as well consider the use of online community in class rooms . Congressmen Robert Menendez , who was formerly the mayor at Union City , planned to create a wired city , specifically transforming Union City into one . He planned to incorporate the other schools as center of a community network in his wired city . Since the year 1992 , the partnership which was established by Bell Atlantic has already opened up high-speed communications in schools . In addition to this , Bell Atlantic was able to provide connections for students and teachers alike , with the school (Kanter , 2001 . After the actions taken by the school officials , the Bell Atlantic and the government officials learning inside and even outside the school , have become possible even for those who usually don 't have access to schools or universities

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