The most curious thing I noted about our Week 3 material: not realizing that content management tools, these targeted websites-in-a-box that can handle important educational needs, all fall under the heading of "Web 2.0." I wonder if Web 2.0 is too broad or too outdated a term to cover all of the things it means to cover.
Engrade in particular has been on my radar since I started teaching in 2009. Other social networking sites and applications have popped in and out of academic importance as necessary—indeed, some school districts (Philadelphia included) would have you believe that Facebook and chatting and other remote interaction constructs are part of a problem facing education, not part of a solution for it. Maybe if "content management" were used—whether that content is collegial debate, academic records, or class materials—there might be a more professional connotation instead of a stigma related to things like YouTube videos and discussion forums.
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