There are a lot of great tools online that can be used for collaborating on documents, developing sketches, or constructing outlines. Many of those services require all users to register and keep track of their user names and passwords. There's nothing wrong with that. However, sometimes you just want to get online and start collaborating as quickly as possible. In those cases you might want to try one of the following five services that don't require users to register.
AuditoriumGoogle Forms and Spreadsheets Kern Kelley
CafetoriumGoogle Guide to Education Apps - Leveling the Playing Field for Challenged LearnersCheryl Oakes
505Reverse Teaching Using Google ToolsKeith Kelley
CafetoriumIncreasing student to student feedback in Google DocsJosh Ottow
500 Chromebook Lab *Student First Approach To Google AppsLucie deLaBruere501Using Picasa Web Albums with Google Sites and Blogger BlogsCathy Wolinsky
502Google Goes Special, Education that is!Cheryl Oakes
503Using Docs, Forms, & Sites Together - Interactive Approach to Assignments, Learning, and Monitoring
Michael Wacker
ncreasing student to student feedback in Google DocsJosh Ottow
"As so many people are already familiar with Wordle, I thought I'd also share a few similar tools that can be used instead of or alongside Wordle with other web based resources to create useful learning materials for students."
JOG THE WEB is a web-based tool that allows anyone to create a synchronous guide to a series of web sites.
Its step by step approach of taking viewers through web sites allowing the author to annotate and ask guiding questions for each page is unique.
These digital resources and tools for creating, collaborating, researching, and sharing can be found in the Common Core Curriculum Maps. This is not intended to be a comprehensive list, as the technologies are constantly evolving. Consider it a beginning!
These digital resources and tools for creating, collaborating, researching, and sharing can be found in the Common Core Curriculum Maps. This is not intended to be a comprehensive list, as the technologies are constantly evolving. Consider it a beginning!
n 2008 I was invited to write a series of blog posts for the Official Google Docs blog. I have decided to repost them here to highlight some of the challenges I faced at the time and in an effort to help you, not only with the use of Google Docs but also other online collaborative tools.