Classroom Collaboration Tools

Leslie Cash & Angela ClarkTechnology Resource Teachers

Shelby County Schools

Classroom Collaboration Tools

Why Collaboration Tools?

http://www.p21.org/index.php

What is a Collaboration Tool?• A collaboration tool is something that helps

people collaborate. The term is often used to mean collaborative software, but collaboration tools were being used before computers existed. A piece of paper, for example, can be used as a collaboration tool.

Collaborative piece of paper

http://typewith.me/

Collaborative piece of paper

• http://typewith.me/– http://primarypad.com/

(for education)– http://beta.primarypad.com/p/aetc

• http://titanpad.com/ (can create private group space)– http://titanpad.com/aetc2012

Collaborative whiteboards

http://flockdraw.com/gallery/view/1337461

http://flockdraw.com/

http://www.dabbleboard.com/draw

Graphic Organizers

https://bubbl.us/

https://cacoo.com/diagrams/

Collaborative Bookmarking

http://www.diigo.com/index

http://www.symbaloo.com/mix/collaborativeclassrooms?searched=true

Collaborative Bookmarking

• www.diigo.com/ • http://delicious.com/

(formerly del.icio.us)• www.symbaloo.com/ • And many more

Edmodo: a secure social learning network

Edmodowww.edmodo.com/ c

Voicethread

https://voicethread.com/?#u359831

Skype

Finding a Skype connections• Skype in the Classroom: http://education.skype.com/ • Skype in schools wiki:

http://skypeinschools.pbworks.com/w/page/11008318/FrontPage

• Skype Other Classrooms: http://theedublogger.com/want-to-connect-with-other-classrooms/

• MACUL Space – Skype in the Classroom: http://maculspace.ning.com/group/skypeintheclassroom

• CAPspace: http://projects.twice.cc/• Epals*

Epals

http://www.epals.com/

Wikis

http://educationalwikis.wikispaces.com/Examples+of+educational+wikis

http://collaborationnation.wikispaces.com/ http://moranmustangs.org/

Twitter

https://twitter.com/

Questions?

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