Please read this article about TECHNOLOGY IN EDUCATION when you get a chance. It speaks to the major advantages of using the web-based applications and collaboration on the web.
One really important advantage--at least I think--is that students don't have to worry about burning assignments to disks or saving to jump drives that fail or can't be read by school computers. Especially this week, I've had several students bring both to me saying they saved their projects--most e-portfolios--but the CD is empty, or the jump drive is corrupt.
If students make projects on a site such as 280 Slides or Google Page Creator, they don't have to worry about corrupt or blank media (that means CDs and jump drives). There are just so many opportunites on the web for students to be able to do their work. We need to take advantage of them for the sake of our students.
CDs are old. Jump drives are getting there. The web is just getting newer.
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