Digital Collaboration workshop
November 18th, 2009 by Joan May
notes from a short workshop earlier this week. Some tools I did not know about, but will be utilizing some. Anyone out there using interactive whiteboards? If so, what do you recommend for a school if they have opportunity to purchase one. Should it go to an empty room and have teachers come to it, go in a lucky teacher room, or lastly, the computer lab?
this workshop: demonstrate technology to aid and encourage collaboration with colleagues and students, and to try out the learner response systems and other solutions-oriented interactive white board products from FirstTech. South Central Service Cooperative http://www.mnscsc.org/ November 16, 2009
Presenters:
Mary Hillmann, mhillmann@mnscsc.org
Pat Branstad, pbranstad@mnscsc.org
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FirstTech- http://www.firsttech.com/ – Promethean whiteboard, demo- John Hyde
What: Doodle
Where: http://www.doodle.com/
Why: online scheduling (meetings), make choices
Other: only the creator needs to have a doodle acct. Easy to set up.
What: eFolio
Where: http://www.efoliominnesota.com/
Why: free
Other: changing to version 2.
What: Google Docs
Where: www.google.com
Why: create, edit, share online. FREE
Other; Anyplace anywhere. Great help
What: WikiSpaces
Where: www.wikispaces.com
Why: communicate, collaborate
Other: great example http://edorigami.wikispaces.com/
What: social bookmarking
Where: http://delicious.com/
Why: cause you can’t always remember your bookmarks, or take them with you.
Other: I don’t utilize this feature to its advantage – still have way too many bookmarks.
What: Flickr
Where: www.flickr.com/
Why: online sharing of photos.
Other:
What: Screencast-o-matic
Where: http://www.screencast-o-matic.com/
Why: FREE, small video file size
Other: this is a GREAT, FREE screen capture tool. When you need to make a QUICK tutorial. No user acct needed.
What: Jing
Where: http://www.jingproject.com/
Why: screen capture/video, free
Other: need user acct. Have not explored this yet.
What: Thinkfinity
Where: http://www.thinkfinity.org/
Why: lesson plans, educational resources
Other:
What: Children’s Digital Library
Where: http://en.childrenslibrary.org/
Why: free online access to digital library of outstanding children’s book from around the world; promote toerance and understanding of cultural differences, provide all children with access to literature in their mother tongue.
Other: free
What: Wordle
Where: http://www.wordle.net/
Why: visually display what you are REALLY saying.
Other: your words take shape. Use with an interactive whiteboard – such as kindergarteners being able to find words from their word wall and move.
What: Blabberize
Where: http://blabberize.com/
Why:
Other: ok, don’t understand purpose of this one…even though have seen before….
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