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Instructions
Instructions
1. Read “Teachers Too Busy to Collaborate”
1. Read “Teachers Too Busy to Collaborate”
- Explore tools below.
- Assess apps using rubric
2. Reflect: How would you use these to facilitate authentic collaboration?
2. Reflect: How would you use these to facilitate authentic collaboration?
Tools to Explore
Tools to Explore
“It’s all about the collaboration and communication in today's work."
“It’s all about the collaboration and communication in today's work."
Google Docs is certainly not the new kid on the block, but Google Docs is the NUMBER ONE tool. In both your personal and professional world, this is a great tool for collaborating and communicating. You can plan a wedding, a picnic, or a family reunion without the confusion about which email is the most up-to-date. Google Docs can also make a great tool to divide and conquer at a convention, take notes at a faculty meeting, or tackle lesson planning with colleagues.
See the history of changes made to a file with Google Docs revision history, or, if you do not wish to give full edit rights to a Google Doc, Sheet, or Slide, use the comment feature. Collaborators and viewers can leave comments directly in the files to ask questions, make notes, or highlight changes.
Padlet is a virtual wall that allows people to attach a “sticky note” with text. You can add images, videos, and documents anywhere on that wall from all sorts of devices. A padlet can be customized with a small image and background.
Padlet has many great features for educational use, and creating an account is recommended. Four different options for visibility include: private, password protected, hidden link, or totally public.
Choose how the posts will appear on the wall: freeform (posts can be put anywhere and resized freely), stream (posts are placed one below the other), and grid-like (posts are placed in a grid format), as well as many others.
Another great feature is the option to moderate posts. The teacher can approve student posts before they are actually displayed on the wall.
You will need to download the app and create a free account on Voxer. In order to create a group chat, one person creates the chat and adds everyone to that group.
You will need to download the app and create a free account on Voxer. In order to create a group chat, one person creates the chat and adds everyone to that group.
To get oriented with Voxer, check out the #eduvoxer hashtag on Twitter. View the Voxers Education Groups list.
To get oriented with Voxer, check out the #eduvoxer hashtag on Twitter. View the Voxers Education Groups list.
Assess ONE of the Tools
Assess ONE of the Tools
Share Your Reflections
Share Your Reflections
Use the Padlet shown left to share your reflections regarding the tool. Be sure to include:
- Your Group's Name
- The tool reviewed
- Your response to the question, "How would you use this tool to facilitate authentic collaboration?"
- A link to the rubric
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