Learn Collaboratively with Free Web Tools and Apps

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Learn Collaboratively with Free Web Tools

It is literally true that you can succeed best

and quickest by helping others to succeed.

- Napoleon Hill

• Students shape their learning & the curriculum • Instructor(s) builds the foundation & provides various opportunities for learners to collaboratively create and curate the content and resources • Students learn from & support each other

Howard Rheingold Peeragogy.com

Co-learning & Peeragogy

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PearlTree

Pinterest Livebinders

List.ly

Which collaborative bookmarking tool?

Storify Educlipper

Pearltree.com

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List.ly

Pinterest.com/storyintef

Pinterest

Add comments & descriptions

Pinterest.com/eneasydido

Educlipper.net

Video/ Audio/ Portfolio

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Let’s brainstorm!

Popplet.com

Linoit.com & Free App All Devices

Padlet.com & Works on Mobile Devices

Twiddla.com

Set-up Your Own Community

Facebook Wants a New Face by rishibando, Flickr

Edmodo.com

Google +, Communities & Hangouts on Air

Even

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Categories  

Search  

 Links  

Home  Page  

Events  

Google and the Google logo are registered trademarks of Google Inc., used with permission.

Google Plus Communities

Cool Features

Google Hangouts

Google Drive • Create pptx, spreadsheets, documents, etc. • Create collaboratively • Acts as a cloud • Organize/Share folders • Free mobile app for all formats • Work offline, saves online

Draw collaboratively with Scootdoodle.com

Appear.In & IOS App

Drawp for Schools IOS Free App

•  Drawing + photo + voice • Collaborative assignments

Share Board IOS App- Up to 32 can draw, sketch & discuss

Character Texts �

• Record  voice  messages,  share  pics,  text  • Asynchrous  • Gives  you  a  link  for  IOS  • Group  chats  for  500  

Voxer IOS/Android App

Recommended Tools

What are your time management options?

What archiving options does it have?

How user-friendly is it for everyone?

What are your communication options?

What are your storage options?

What to consider:

What does it take for an online team to work?

• Unwillingness to be flexible • Cultural insensitivity • Cultural misunderstanding • Lack of communication of deadlines, project details, roles, duties, etc. • Time zone differences • Mutual misunderstanding of cultural customs in negotiation & communication (nonverbal and verbal)

Potential Problems

• Unwillingness to compromise • Mishandling of conflict • Inexperience in communicating with English language learners Students need experience in communicating with non-native English speakers.

Potential Problems

Every team needs a good

leader!

• Establish  a  mission  • Designate  roles  &  tasks  • Set  due  dates  • Communicate  regularly  • Keep  your  team  moFvated  • Be  flexible,  paFent,  &  open  to  ideas  

Meet & Greet

400 million people speak English as a 1st language

1.4 billion people speak English as a 2nd language

Be aware of international communication differences!

Time zones!

Timeanddate.com

Google Calendar

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Google Calendar Labs

Google and the Google logo are registered trademarks of Google Inc., used with permission.

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“The number one benefit of educational technology is that it empowers people to do what they want to do. It lets people be creative. It lets people be productive. It lets people learn things they didn't think

they could learn before, and so in a sense it is all about potential.”

- Steve Ballmer

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