Reframe+It

Reframe It []

(1)Resources links and/or class examples:

Reframe It 2.0 Demo Reframe It-A Natural Extension of the Web Reframe It, ReadWriteWeb

(2) SWOT:

a. Strengths
 * Annotate and comment on specific parts on any webpage allowing mass public discussion on the Web
 * Share a continuous feed of your comments with your team (Or share individual comments with anyone)
 * Retrieve webpages and comments from the past
 * Integrate on the server side to allow commenting on the documents and information on your intranet
 * It can help curb the power of misinformation to distort our national conversation about issues that matter
 * Promote discussion online
 * Can share comments via Facebook, Twitter, Groups, friends, and email

b. Weaknesses
 * To discuss a specific idea or excerpt from a webpage, one must email the URL

c. Opportunities > d. Threats
 * Students can better organize thoughts by taking notes in the margin
 * Promote group learning by sharing comments
 * Develop skills in critiquing Internet resources
 * Students need to know the core rules of netiquette before participating in online discussion to prevent cyberbullying

(3) Ideas for the classroom:
 * Teachers can have a class read an online text and post comments and responses alongside specific sentences or paragraphs in the text.
 * Teachers in different communities around the country or around the world can use Reframe It to have their students engage in virtual conversations with other classes reading the same texts.
 * When members of a professional association come across articles that have bearing on important issues in their field, they can use Reframe It to share comments in context among collegues.