Google Wave

This evening I created a Blogline and one of the first Blogs that I added to my feed was "So You Want to Teach?" - a very up to date Blog related to education and technology.  They had just posted, as of today, a write-up as well as a very interesting and informative video about Google Wave, a new e-mail that will supposedly revolutionize online education.  I watched the video that they had posted and suddenly became fascinated by this innovative way of sending and receieving e-mail.  They suggested that besides making e-mail more user friendly and efficient, Google Wave also has the potential to influence online education.

They suggested that Google Wave has the potential to replace Wikis by removing some of the common issues that users face when creating and/or adding to Wikis.  Along with improving group work activity and giving students direct contact with their teachers online, Google Wave also helps those students who may have been absent during a group project assignment begun during class time.  Since there is a playback function incorporated into this new system, students have the ability to see what his/her group has already accomplished and will better understand what his/her role is for the group project.  This also gives teachers the unique opportunity to observe their student's progress.

I am very excited about becoming a new user of the Google Wave although it has not officially been released yet.  Until then, I will continue with my regular good ole e-mail.