Online+Collaboration+Tools

Padlet (Formerally Wallwisher)
[] A way for students or faculty to share their thoughts or input on something.

Samples and Ideas
[] Students or faculty can respond to a question posed online or post something about a book they read. Students can be assigned different subtopics related to a research topic or reading assignment. Then students can present or teacher can conduct a debriefing.

Pros No registration required to post to the wall though the teacher or librarian will have to register with an email address. Links to images, audio, or video websites can be inserted.

Cons Anyone can post to to the wall, including students who want to post something anonymously. However, the teacher or librarian can select a box when creating the wall, so that all posts must be pre-approved by him or her before they're posted. There's a 160 character limit.

Today's Meet
@http://todaysmeet.com/ Web-link where people can chat about a workshop/lesson in which they are participating.

Samples and Ideas
Students share ideas about what they are learning from a guest speaker Faculty ask questions during a faculty meeting or workshop

Pros
Quick, real-time responses without having to raise a hand Can set to automatically delete Can connect to Twitter if you want Doesn't require email

Cons
Once it's typed it is out there for the world

MindMeister
@http://www.mindmeister.com/ A collaborative way to brainstorm in with mapping and text.

Samples and Ideas
Tutorial: @https://www.mindmeister.com/home/signup_editions Survey individuals: @http://www.mindmeister.com/30560377/best-tools-to-create-free-online-surveys-forms-and-applications or @http://www.mindmeister.com/2529908/social-media-web-sites Brainstorm topics

Pros
Supports visual learning Allows collaboration via email Alternative to Inspiration but not as easy to use

Cons
Free version only lets you do three Requires email validation

Scriblink
@http://www.scriblink.com/ An online collaboration whiteboard

Samples and Ideas
Can be used for tutoring, collaborative art projects, and mind-mapping when students and/or teacher are not in the same place.

Pros
It's free. Doesn't require registration. Each whiteboard has it's own URL. Lots of great tools to enhance your drawing. Whatever you and your students create on the online whiteboard can be printed, saved, or emailed. You can upload a photo to the whiteboard and work with it. Only those who create a whiteboard creation and those they invite to it can see it. You and your students can use online chat or voice (with mic) options. You and your students can transfer files without email if you like.

Cons
Not practical for in the classroom use only. Ads appear at the bottom.

Google Docs
Click here for information about Google Docs or click on the Online Storage link on the left.

=Primary Pad = @http://free.primarypad.com/p/T6WJ8ZH7XP Real time collaboration where when one student writes it shows up on each person's screens

Samples and Ideas
Collaborative story writing Having multiple students edit a STAAR passage and answer questions. Each one working on a different part (ex: spelling, punctuation, etc) A place to share research on a topic where each student researches a different part

Pros
Easy to set up Let's you revert to previously saved versions Works on an iPad

Cons
Has a chat (but hidden at bottom)

Tutorials
none

Notes:
Also see site like Titan Pad (they are almost identical)

=<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Lino =

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">@http://en.linoit.com/

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Collaborate with sticky notes and text

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Samples and Ideas
<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Brainstorming <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Answer different questions on plot, character, POV, etc.

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Pros
Easy to learn Can add to a board without an account Has an app Can upload items to a board

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Cons
<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Need an account to create or manage boards <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">New stickies appear in the middle-need to assign an area for students to work because you can't move anyone's sticky note unless logged on

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Tutorials
<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">none