The web2.0 tool I chose is Twiducate (http://www.twiducate.com/), which is a free, private social networking environment geared specifically to education. I think Twiducate can be useful with my action research project, which is based on my school’s implementation of the Positive Behavior Support (PBS) project. Along with the other teachers at my school, I will be using this program to improve behavior in my classroom. In addition, since the whole school will be using the program, we are hoping to see improvement in behavior outside the classroom as well.
The PBS program is highly dependent on the collaboration of teachers and administrators in order to implement, assess and revise behavior intervention plans. These plans are created by a team, which in turn communicates the plan with the rest of the teachers on campus. The PBS program is individualized at the school level and is revised throughout the school year to meet the needs of the school. All members of the school become part of the shaping of the school’s unique plan by providing feedback and suggestions, and implementing the expectations that are decided upon by the PBS team.
This collaboration process can be time consuming and I think Twiducate can help streamline this process. Twiducate is like Twitter, where users can post thoughts about any given topic. Other users can then comment on this post, which allows for the open collaboration of all members. At our school, the PBS team could post a plan they are considering and get immediate feedback from the teachers in order to “fine-tune” it. Once a plan is implemented, teachers could share ideas, frustrations, suggestions, etc. all of which can be used by the team to make decisions on the progress of plan.
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