Google+Wave+Potential

<span style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; border-collapse: separate; color: #000000; font: small arial,sans-serif; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; webkitborderhorizontalspacing: 0px; webkitborderverticalspacing: 0px; webkittextdecorationsineffect: none; webkittextsizeadjust: auto; webkittextstrokewidth: 0px; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"> <span style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; border-collapse: separate; color: #000000; font: small arial,sans-serif; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; webkitborderhorizontalspacing: 0px; webkitborderverticalspacing: 0px; webkittextdecorationsineffect: none; webkittextsizeadjust: auto; webkittextstrokewidth: 0px; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"> = Section 3 = =Justify its potential as an educational tool. = Limitations of Google Wave **__Making Wave work as an educational tool__**
 * Vision of the future of education?
 * Limitations of Google Wave
 * Current bugs in system - needs to be a smooth service before implementing into schools so as not to alienate students, and teachers (any excuse not to change right?).
 * Google Wave requires a certain level of internet access. While there has been a marked increase in the numbers of students with broadband at home, there is still a percentage of students at a highschool level who may miss out on the opportunities provided here. Schools are also fairly stretched in terms of numbers of computer labs available for in-class "waving", and the amount of data usage that would be incurred may increase costs significantly.
 * It is not as simple as creating an activity to complete using Wave, there is pre-learning that needs to be done before it can be used as a whole-class activity. This is a very new tool, and while our Digital Native students are used to conversing via the internet, they are generally more comfortable handing in an individual finished piece of work, than sharing their intimate thought processes and collaborating on an assignment.
 * As with any learning tool, some students may not find the wave conducive to their personal learning style.
 * Wave as it stands does not allow much control. There is no set of graduated permissions to allow differing levels of access. Once someone has been invited to participate in a wave, they will always have access to it. Everyone can edit and comment on everything. There is no revisioning system to rollback a wave or capture versions. There is no permanent hiding of replies.
 * Wave is too slow to act as a chat client, and when a number of users try to post simultaneously it could get very confusing.
 * When someone has updated a wave you have no way of knowing without going into the wave itself. Needs an RSS feed.
 * Some commentators state that wave is unstable when multiple users are on at the same time.
 * Make sure your Technology is up to the task.  At the very least a decent web connection is required otherwise the wave experience could be frustrating. If wave is to be used en masse it may be advisable to have a server for Google Wave and a technical person to administer it. Google Wave needs at least Internet Explorer 7 to run.
 * Train users <span style="color: #000000; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"> in web 2.0 tools and google wave functionality before letting them loose.
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: bold;">Define the goal <span style="color: #000000; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"> of the wave, and make sure everyone understands and adheres to the goal.
 * <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: bold;">Set Class Ground Rules <span style="color: #00d5ff; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-style: italic;"> (From Hillary) <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: bold;"> - <span style="color: #e53333; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Have students set rules/norms for the class wave. This way they have ownership of the groundrules, and the wave. As a guide, ground rules will need to be set around:
 * <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Adding or deleting gadgets/bots
 * <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Adding or deleting tags/titles
 * <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Adding other people or bots to the wave
 * <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Editing others discussion blips - spelling? Grammar? adding to or deleting?
 * <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Editing the collaborative document - spelling? Grammar? adding to or deleting?
 * <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Editing your own discussions after posting.
 * <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">How best to replying to ideas/thoughts eg within the content or at end?
 * <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">What will happen to off-topic posts?
 * <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Deleting others or your own blips
 * <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Use of language and/or personal comments public vs private
 * <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Rules and copyright.
 * <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: bold;">Critical Analysis ground-rule forming <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"> <span style="color: #00d5ff; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-style: italic;">(From Hillary) <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"> - Select some sample public waves for students to consider critically. Give them a standard reflection sheet/form (you could include a google docs form in a wave for students to complete) Have them reflect on each wave. Once students are familiar with using wave, complete the ground-rule setting activity as above.
 * <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: bold;">Keep the number of users down <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"> to something manageable.
 * <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: bold;">Assessment <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"> will need to be designed for the wave, to encourage thoughtful participation and deep learning rather than mere regurgitation of knowledge.<span class="__wave_paste">