Collaboration+and+Web+Tools

Collaboration and Web Tools
Teaser: How are these students learning? Or, "learning is noisy." media type="youtube" key="seYrBb8NlOQ" height="167" width="232" [] (Flat Classroom Project) Contrasted with: media type="youtube" key="Ks84d98D8zc" height="184" width="241"

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One teacher's view "Creation vs. Consumption" http://tinyurl.com/27lw9yc

What does collaboration mean? What do you think of when you think collaborative? What are you wanting to achieve? What should the collaboration help students do better? In class collaboration, long distance collaboration? Start with the end in mind, then find the tools to assist you.

Collaborating within the classroom--

Wikis, Google Docs, and Powerpoint as workhorses Everything you ever wanted to know [|about wikis] (workshop resources on creating wikis) Making Powerpoint work for you (and [|Slideshare.net]) Google Docs tutorial video []

Step 1: Create your own wiki--using [|pbworks.com] or wikispaces.com. Step 2: Groups--Examine two projects below and share them


 * [[image:questionflickrxurble.jpg width="45" height="46"]]Collaborative assignments for...

Building something**-- Wikis, [|VoiceThread], Google Docs, [|Wallwisher], group [|Prezi] Kris Phelps [|Policy Project] pbwiki Laura Deisley Lovett School [|Energy collaboration] wikispaces [|Wallwisher] easy collaborative brainstorming Radio [|Willowweb] podcasting

Kris Phelps' [|Ap Government Collaborative blogs] Laura Deisley Lovett School MS Global Issues project wikispaces Kristi Robins' [|CoverItLive] project Collaborative [|Mapping] with Google
 * Researching and collaborating**--Wikis, Blogs, Skype, CoverItLive, [|TitanPad], Voicethread

[|Art/Music/Poetry Project] Voicethread (Art by 2nd graders in UT; Music by 6th graders in TX; Poetry by 9th graders in Colorado).
 * Collaborating across the curriculum**

Jen Wagner's [|Good Deed] pbwiki project
 * Collaborating Globally** (see wiki page on global projects)

Lunch:

Guest

Working with your wiki-- Find examples of collaborative projects or wikis (look in the galleries on VoiceThread, Wordle.net, Classroom 2.0 Ning, WikiProjects on Moving Forward) [|Prezi Gallery)] and add 1 to your wiki.

Constructing the project so that it works effectively

Instructions: Group 1: Use the [|Wallwisher] site to brainstorm collaborative assignments/ideas Group 2: Use the [|TitanPad] site to brainstorm

Tools for use: Voice Thread, Slideshare, Prezi, Slideshare.net, Animoto, Wiki, etc. [|online journal writing] online video chat online discussion board/forum Cool Tools for Schools

Tips on Collaborating a. Know your goals. How will this project help your students learn and engage? What do you want them to learn? b. Know the limits of the software and be clear on what you'd like it to do. c. Do you want small groups collaborating? Whole class? Across class periods? Across schools or the globe? Those factors will affect the tools you select.

Organizing the assignment:
 * Small groups within a class**--wikis per group, blogs per each group, Google Doc, TitanPad, CoveritLive, Chatzy
 * Entire class**--wiki with separate pages for groups, individual blogs or sites, work and merge
 * Across class periods**--wikis or Google Docs
 * Across subject areas**--Wikis
 * Across globe**--Wikis, Google Docs, TitanPad, Chatzy, Skype(important)

Designing the lesson

Last part of afternoon--creating/defining an assignment.