LearningSpace

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Strengths Weaknesses
 * Education community allowing students and teachers to interact, share work, complete assignments, collaborate and comment on postings
 * Filters to prevent inappropriate usage
 * 24 hour access
 * Free webinar for extra support
 * Video tour tells you what you need to know about the benefits of the site
 * 30 day free trial
 * Email which could help for students that do not already have an email account
 * “Digital Lockers” used as a personal storage place for files which can be deemed private or public
 * Annual fee which is not disclosed on website
 * Not useful for just 1 teacher, Learning Space would be best suited for a whole school at minimum
 * Internet access required
 * Needs to be checked often

Opportunities Threats Ideas for the classroom
 * Blogs, wikis and forums can all be used on this site which means more exposure to digital collaboration among students and educators
 * Administrators can join and use as a way to get a closer look of what kind of learning is going on in their schools
 * Great way for teachers to keep in close contact and even publish upcoming events
 * Students can use each other for clarification on assignments, collaboration on projects, etc.
 * Huge way to integrate different kinds of technology into the classroom
 * Potential for students to post inappropriate things
 * Classroom email system for quick communication and reminders
 * Collaborative work space for group assignments or feedback on existing work
 * Students can save files for portfolio work
 * Post homework assignments, weekly goals, upcoming events
 * Teachers and students can share links to educational websites