Using+Web+2.0+Tools+for+Collaboration

toc =Things to consider when selecting a site to use with students:=
 * Do they need an email account?
 * Can you track changes by student?
 * Is there a discussion tab?
 * Is assessment needed? If so, how will you do it?
 * What will you accept as far as spelling, grammar, punctuation?
 * What 21st century skills will they be developing? (The Skills)
 * Learning & Innovation Skills
 * Information, Media, & Technology Skills
 * Life & Career Skills
 * What skills might you need to develop before doing a collaborative activity with students?
 * Bandwidth (speed) - site blocked? Check it out first.
 * Is the site appropriate for student use?
 * //**Think outside your classroom walls - that is what this is all about!**//

= Wiki's =

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 * [|Why Wikis? >]
 * [|Wikispaces]:
 * Create a site, which can be made up of several pages.
 * Can be public (totally open) or private (password protected).
 * *Anyone can edit, *Only those that join can edit, *Only one person can edit.
 * Student user names and passwords can be set up without email by sending a spreadsheet to the company.
 * Teachers can get ad-free wikispaces.
 * Read this first before for information on Wikispaces for Teachers.
 * Sample
 * Similar sites - [|PBWorks] (was PBWiki), Moodle Wiki

= Google = Docs, Spreadsheets, Presentation, Forms

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 * [|Using Google Docs in the Classroom]
 * [|Google Templates]
 * [|Use Central York account]
 * Documents can be accessed from anywhere online.
 * Works just like Word, Excel and Power Point.
 * COLLABORATION - multiple people can be working on the same documents at the same time (should be in different sections)
 * Use Google Forms for surveys and lab results.
 * Can always view past versions & who changed what.
 * You can set up document and invite students to join - or (better yet) they create the document and invite you to join!

= Videoconferencing Tools = [|Online videoconferencing] [|Skype]
 * Free text, audio and video collaboration.
 * Software is needed but it is free - and cross platform.


 * Additionally, all districts in the state have videoconferencing equipment.**

= Social Bookmarking = [|Diigo] sign up here first [|Diigo for Educators] upgrade here afterward

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 * Online Community.
 * Share Bookmarks.
 * Create Groups.
 * Discussion within the groups.
 * Information on Websites can be highlighted and annotated.
 * Toolbar must be loaded.
 * Similar: [|Delicious]

= Collaborative Searching = [|Google] Custom Search:
 * Create a Custom Search (under "More" then "Even More").
 * Results to students will be limited to these specified sites that you have chosen.
 * Google Account Needed (students should use school account for this)
 * You will get your own URL for it.
 * **Invite up to 100 people to add sites to the search results**.

= Social Networking = [|Ning] use for classes of students to share work, have discussions, set up as someone they are studying, etc. [|Twitter] - microblogging site

= Miscellaneous = [|Glogster] A class can interact together on one glog (think multimedia digital poster) or each student can create their own yet be linked together to the class. This site rocks for creating awesome digital "posters" with great graphics, sound, and video (recorded from your laptop). Very simple to use. The EDU version allows you to create 200 student accounts (no emails needed). Take a look at these samples created by my students. The assignment was to create an interacting listening poster. Incidently, we then embedded these questions into Moodle's quiz feature which then made these posters into quiz questions that can be graded. [|Sample1], [|Sample 2] (Submitted by Nathan Hammond)

[|Etherpad] real-time classroom chat for up to 16 at a time

[|wordchamp.com] - This site allows for flashcard collaboration (cards with sound and pictures). You can create a class account and assign cards to be practiced and see how your students do. You can easily add audio and pictures--very easy. You can create an mp3 download of up to 250 words. It also has a very powerful flashcard reviewing system where words you don't know show up to be tested more often than words you know well.

[|quizlet.com] - Another flashcard program (very easy to use) with simple practice, reviewing with missed words repeated, a quiz, and 3 different games to play with the terms - Sign up then try this [|Sample]

= Finding Collaborators = [|Taking It Global] [|ePals] [|CILC] [|TWICE] [|Apple Learning Interchange] [|Intercultural Email Collaboration] [|Bridges to Understanding]

Please keep in mind that there are thousands of Web 2.0 tools available. These are just a few. As you discover more on your own, please share them!

[|Listing of Web 2.0 Tools]

[|Best Online Tools for Collaboration]