Todays MeetCreate a room for communication. Use this backchannel for:
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Twitter is 140 characters micro blogging social media site. Social Media is content that has been created by its audience. To use social media successfully you create conversations, conversations create communities.
A great list of ideas for classroom use. A link to a classroom examples: A Twitter story created by 140 Elementary and Middle School Students Across the Globe |
Google HangOutHangouts let up to 10 people can join a hangout and have a conversation, and it’s easy to invite specific friends or circles.
It offers a suite of productivity apps that let you share what’s on your screen, collaborate in Google Docs, view presentations and diagram together. To access these, simply click the “Add app” button inside your hangout to browse and add new apps. |
BlabberizeStudents actually make a picture "talk." It could be a picture of a person, animal or an object.
It could even be a drawing. They could report about something or someone or tell a story.
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ScriblinkGreat for small groups to collaborate!
Scriblink is a free digital sketchpad that users can share online in real time. Similar to a pen and paper, minus the dead trees, plastic, and the inconvenience of being at the same place at the same time. Notes:
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WikispacesWikis are simple web pages that groups can edit together. It is a type of free on-line writing space that allows users to add, modify and update its pages. If something is missing or incorrect in a wiki and permissions allow you to edit the wiki, you can easily add your thoughts or make changes to the wiki. The process is the product.–Meaning is developed and guided out of the social interactions at the point where text is created. One of the most obvious benefits of using a wiki is the ability to offer a quick way to collaborate textually, while creating a content rich web site. Where the knowledge of the group is greater than an individual, and the end product is the result of the groups interactions.
How to use WIKIs in the classroom. |
Primary PadPrimaryPad is a web-based word processor designed for schools that allows pupils and teachers to work together in real-time
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Skype EducationSkype is a free and easy way for teachers to open up their classroom. This free service is just for educators called Skype in the classroom, "a free global community created in response to, and in consultation with, the growing number of teachers" using the tool to help students learn.
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BounceBounce is fun and easy way to share ideas on a website. Click and drag to make a note. Write feeback, points and ideas. Share with others.
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FlickrA photo repository site where you can add comments and notes to photos.
To add notes to an image that appear when the mouse moves over a designated part of a photo. It is a matter of (1) clicking Add Note; (2) Use the mouse to move and resize the "hot spot" area; and (3) write the text (can contain hyperlinks written with HTML tags. |
A Web WhiteboardA Web Whiteboard is touch-friendly online whiteboard app that lets you use your
computer, tablet or smartphone to easily draw sketches, collaborate with others and share them with the world. |
DabbleboardDabbleboard is an online collaboration application that’s centered around the
whiteboard. You can conduct presentations, chat, and -of course- whiteboard with Dabbleboard |
PenzuPersonal journal and online diary.
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AudioBooAudioboo is a website which allows users to post and share sound files
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DiigoDiigo is a powerful information capturing, storing, recalling and sharing tool. Here are just a few of the possibilities with Diigo:
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EdmodoEdmodo is a free, secure social network for classroom use and teacher professional development. Collaborate with this tool to share content and ideas, and to access announcements and grades. Edmodo can be accessed online or through a portable device. Increase communication by using this tool with your students or with other fellow teachers.
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WallwisherWallwisher is a free internet application that allows you to build a wall that then you or you and others can post notes on. To build a wall you will need to log in with an email account but an email account is not needed to post notes on that wall. Good news for those of us working with students under the age of 14. Privacy levels can be set for each wall and posts can be moderated.
Once a wall is built there are a number of ways to distribute or share your wall. Walls can be embedded into a webpage, blog or wiki. You can link directly to the wall for users to go straight there. Classroom Ideas:
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