Mobile Phones

The mobile phone wiki was well structured and easy to understand. It is a good idea to have the topic broken down using the De Bono’ s thinking hats to connect with a topic. I chose to comment on the negative reasons to why mobile phones should be not allowed in schools. I feel like there would be more negatives  vs positives when discussing the topic.  There are forms of connectivism within the task as we are using peer teachers to discuss and give feedback about our thoughts so a joint outcome can be made. Constructivism can be used because it is our knowledge that we already know through our own experiences that we are basing our responses on. The benefits of contributing to a wiki like this are to express your own thoughts while hearing what others have to say on the same topic. The issues with it may be if a point of view has to be chosen over the other there may be conflict or difference of opinion. Drawbacks, again if a view is chosen over the other side, difference of opinion may be discovered.

The De Bono’s thinking hats is great for scaffolding learning because it gives individuals with different learning styles and thinking patterns a chance to express their thoughts. This would be good for students because it shows them how learning is scaffolded, teaches how to evaluate ideas and encourages higher order thinking.