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Like EtherPad; no registration required

A super simple to use on-line tool for collaborative writing

Lets people work on a document simultaneously.

Wow! What a cool application. I'm downloading it now and can't wait to use it. Check out the video demo.

The 1.0 world seeks fault; the 2.0 world allows for collaboration across time and space. How do you determine agency in the 2.0 world?

Google waves discontinued but kept alive gadgets, allow for collaborative work, using quite a few interactive and sharable gadgets. 

Google Shared spaces let you create Gadgets for sharing, planning and working with others.

Prezi on social collaboration and mlearning. Interesting information, good background and description of mlearning, and a well organised Prezi.

Have you heard? There's a Google Doc out there right now that's quickly becoming a tremendous resource. 100 (and counting) people have joined @tombarrett and have been collaborating on it in order to build what is quite possibly one of the best presentati

This is a really interesting video

ISTE is excited to return to the city of inspiration and innovation for our ISTE 2011 conference, dedicated to the theme of "Unlocking Potential." Philadelphia-a city known for historical firsts and the collaboration of great minds-is the perfect backdrop for the active, inquisitive educators who converge at ISTE's annual conference and exposition every year.

Great ICT and technology conference that I am attending this year.

Twitter-like website for educators and children to use as a class or school. Embed text, images, videos, links and even Google Docs files. The site has a live chat functure open to just the class. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/ICT+&+Web+Tools

What other people are saying: By Jennifer Alman for the Emergent Technologies in a collaborative class at Full Sail University. Features and benefits of using Twiducate for collaboration in an educational setting. Are you a teacher? Sign up now. It's simple and free!twiducate is the perfect solution for elementary and secondary students.

"Art lovers will be able to stroll through some of the world's most famous galleries at the click of a mouse after Google put the venues online using Street View technology. In a collaboration with 17 leading galleries in nine countries, the US internet giant took equipment from the cars it used to map cities and recorded the galleries so they can now be enjoyed by anyone with web access."

Virtual art tours by Google

Collaborative storytelling tool for creating online picture books. Classroom accounts available to manage student accounts.

TED@Palm Springs presentation on game-based learning; creation of "immersive learning environments." Meyers, A. (2009). A Vision for 21st Century Learning [Video]. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mirxkzkxuf4

I disliked this video. Is my classroom extraordinary? The rest of the classrooms in the U.S. have unmoving, silent children stuck in desks all day? The students don't talk to each other? They don't collaborate to solve problems? They don't read? They don't write in order to analyze and express opinions? They don't use math manipulatives, do science experiments, build, draw, and do projects? They don't laugh together, digress, and then get back on track? Because that's what we do. It doesn't strike me as a response to the Industrial Revolution as much as a response to students' curiosity and to their future needs. "If we get it right, kids won't even know they're learning something." So, we're doing it wrong if the kids are actually aware that they're learning? Better they should be metaphorically anesthetized by the computer experience? We don't want them inoculated against feeling the discomfort of struggle. Every respected neuroscientist on the planet says struggle is necessary to wire neurons together, which is the physical manifestation of learning. The simulation of the village looks very cool. I love computers. But if all their learning about ancient Rome is based on this simulation, where are the primary sources? Will students encounter any? Or is their experience of the village based on someone else's interpretation of primary sources? If so, then someone else gets to decide what is important to include in the Roman village. They get to choose and interpret the facts that are used to create the virtual ancient Roman experience. That goes against best practice teaching of the social sciences.

Women's History Sources is a collaborative blog that serves as a current awareness tool for anyone who is interested in primary sources at archives, historic sites and museums, and libraries. Some of the types of sources that the blog covers: * New exhibits in archives, libraries, and museums * New digital collections (artifacts, diaries, oral histories, photos, etc.) * Featured objects/documents from other blogs and websites * "In the News" - stories that feature original documents or artifacts. * "On this Day" - digital resources that are related to an event on a specific date. * Recent books that include letters, diaries, photographs, etc. Audience 1. Archivists, Librarians, and Museum curators/personnel 2. Historians 3. College students 4. K-12 Teachers 5. General public with an interest in women's history Geographic Coverage Although the initial emphasis has been on women in United States history, the blog will become international in scope as the list of contributors grows. Contributors The blog will include archivists, historians, librarians, and museum professionals. Please contact Ken Middleton (ken.middlet@gmail.com) if you are interested in being a blog contributor.

Great article on the need for greater use of technology in instruction.

Send this to your principal, superintendent or school board member...

"Our focus is on professional development and staff leadership; democratic school governance and peer review; comprehensive academic, social and emotional student support; and high school-college collaboration."

The NMC Horizon Report: 2011 K-12 Edition .. is produced by the NMC in collaboration with the Consortium for School Networking (CoSN), and the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) .. , an ongoing research effort established in 2002 that identifies and describes emerging technologies likely to have a large impact on teaching, learning, research, or creative expression within education around the globe.

Effective group work: getting pupils learning collaboratively