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Specific program links to collaborative documents given in this page. Check out the main domain (classroom20wiki.com) for a great site on other topics, as well.

I would use Office Live in my classroom by giving it to students as an option for completing their work collaboratively with other students from the comfort of their own home. I think that group work is key to helping students really grasp concepts and taking responsibility for portions of assignments so, while I would not use this as a platform for teaching or providing feedback, I would present this to my students who need a way to work together outside of school.

Manage all your ideas, whether alone, twosome or working together with the whole world - collaborative, browser-based and for free.

Mind42 is a free browser-based collaborative mind mapping service. The tool has a very clean and intuitive user interface, and allows collaborators to add include images, change font attributes, and does not limit the number of maps or collaborators. It also uses Google groups to host a forum for networking, and has the ability to restore previous

Online collaboration allows students or groups to work together without actually being face-to-face. Online collaboration keeps track of the most current version of a document and still has the previous versions available. This is a very efficient way for groups to work on documents together and keep track of changes and what is happening in a document.

Mixbook is a free service that allows users to create online photo books, cards and calendars. It comes with a set of design templates, but the user can create their own using the available design tools. Users can invite others to collaborate on the production of these online projects. Mixbook is mashed-up with sites like Facebook, Flickr and Picasa, so users can easily user their photos from these sites too. There's also a Mixbook Education program where students and teachers have free access to collaborative classroom tools, in a secure online environment and receive discounts on printed products.

ScribLink is a free online, Java based whiteboard tool that users can share in real-time. When you go to the site, a whiteboard is automatically loaded for you to use, so there's not even a need to register. The user invites others to collaborate on the whiteboard, and it's even possible to save print or even email the work. The tool also has a built in chat too, and voice over IP conferencing - so talk for free as long as you want!!! ScribLink also allow users to transfer files to each other, and now there's even an iPhone group messaging app.

You create several maps within one map space, provides a chat where the user can invite others to collaborate on the map and through time line slider you can access older versions of the map. It can also be downloaded on ipads. The academic version is more complete than this free version.

The account holder holds the control of this tool. A user doesn't have to download documents to the computer to view them. It has ways to plan ahead through task management, group calendars and a birds eye view of a timeline. It has a discussion board. Information can be share easily.

This is a great collaborative tool that we have used in class so you should have a little experience with it. Google doc is easy if you are familiar with a word processor program.

Gives Skype collaborative project links to existing projects.

Dropbox is an easy way to share files and to back them up. You can access your docs on any computer even without the software installed. You can send an invite to share access to specific folders or files to allow collaboration. It works on multiple platforms including iPad/Pod/Phone, PC, MAC, Android, Linux, and Blackberry

A free service that lets you bring your photos, docs, and videos anywhere and share them easily with others.

Zoho is a great tool to store work for all my different courses and assignments at school and as an easy way to access my information and share it.

This is actually a radio type program that you get 30 minutes per day on the free site. Very easy and great to use for collaboration in the classroom.

A.nnotate is an easy way to annotate documents online and collaborate annotating and note taking with peers. I don't think I would use this in my classroom, I think it would be better used as a personal study tool; one that the teacher could recommend to students looking for help with their study skills but I would not require it.

"NoteMesh is like Wikipedia for your [class] notes". This service makes it possible for students in the same class (created in NoteMesh) to aggregate their notes. If users want to start a class, they just complete a form and NoteMesh creates a wiki page for the class. students who add the class to their roster could post notes to the wiki. Ultimately, you "collaborate to graduate".

Voice based elearning tool. A teacher can create talkgroups that are like message boards but with voice and not text. It is easy to interact with students without being in the classroom to practice conversation, give oral presentations and collaborate in different projects.

This is a great tool that could allow children to work collaboratively. This was a tool that was easy to use. I would highly recommend this site.

This site allows for students to collaborate with other on a website. Students can ask ask other questions and answer those, allow who you want and it has great setting for students.

My students can finish their lab report together. The students can add info as they need to at the same time as their peers to allow more time for other things.