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This is a site containing activities that involve online collaboration between classrooms. Classrooms can register for collaborative projects that are featured on the site.

This resource discusses collaboration between facilitators and teachers for integrating technology into the classroom. This seems like it would be useful for implementing collaborative technology tools on a large scale.

Facilitating collaboration is one of the many aspects of teaching that requires skillful planning, a high degree of awareness, and on-the-fly decision making. Of course, even with the best preparation, the

I think it is important to understand things that might get in our way of collaborating in order to be successful. We need to be ready to take these things on. this is a slide show I found on SlideShare, another tool that can be used for collaborating, that addresses this issue.

Teachers start by defining cooperative grouping jobs for peer editing that are appropriate for the the level and needs of the learners in the class. While students are writing drafts, teachers take advantage of opportunities to work with small instructional groups to focus on specific job-related writing tasks to prepare students to put their new skills to work and contribute to the peer editing process. Here is an overview of some of the integrated writing supports available in Google Docs to include in small group instruction to that will empower students and help redefine the writing process. Peer Editing Job ideas: Word Smith, Big Picture Person, Tense Tracker, Fact Checker, Punctuation Person

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This is the first of six issues that examine how schools can encourage collaboration by using different technologies. Benefits and challenges will be discussed.

This blog links three short TED talks that creatively address technology in education across the world. The specifics of the talks may not focus on collaborative technology, but I believe that the TED initiative itself is all about collaboration and making resources accessible.

Thinkbinder is an only group study collaboration tool. I think this would be a great way for students to find information from and for each other, ask similar questions, and be engaged in each others learning. This would be a great tool to use in the classroom and have as an optional tool or even an assignment that teaches collaboration.

The collective effort and exchange of ideas lead to final products and understanding that would not be possible if students were working in isolation.

creates a collaborative q & a for any youtube- or vimeo-hosted video

Lilianna, You made my day by sharing this site. First, my husband will love this. He is always looking for how to videos on youtube. I now have it added to my Favorites Bar for him. Second, there was an older gentlemen that was talking to me about computers. He feels they are our enemy and there is no good to them. We share the pros and cons of technology and computers, and I told him about how my husband looks up how to fix things all the time on youtube. He then explained that that is one reason why businesses are closing up. I do agree with his philosophy in some sorts, but it is the way of the world and we need to change with it.

online tool to create collaborative diagrams and flow charts

For the innovation economy, dispositions come into play: readiness to collaborate, attention to multiple perspectives, initiative, persistence, and curiosity. While the content of any learning experience is important, the particular content is irrelevant. What really matters is how students react to it, shape it, or apply it. The purpose of learning in this century is not simply to recite inert knowledge, but, rather, to transform it.1 It is time to change the subject.

Wallwisher is a collaborative tool where students can post thoughts on a subject. It can create a wall of post it notes in real time. You and your students can make connections on your topic or project. Very fun and visual.

This article lists ten top sites for digital collboration in project based learning. From management tools to social gathering sites, this article lists quite a few sites I've never heard of!

This seems like a versatile tool. It includes forums, allows users to post attachments, and also allows teachers to share resources.

This is a lesson plan for a collaborative project involving water. It uses technology tools, and seems to be pretty well thought out.

iPads have exploded throughout schools and classrooms. Their flexibility, versatility, and mobility make them a phenomenal learning tool. As teachers seek ways to integrate these devices, we recommend focusing on specific learning goals that promote critical-thinking, creativity, collaboration, and the creation of student-centric learning environments. Below, you will find a list of objectives, each one connecting to recommended apps and tools.

This enables kids to create many different kinds of digital graphs and charts. They can enter the parameters and any number of data points (though I'm sure there's a limit at some point). Unfortunately, it is not a co-creation tool, as the most sharing/collaborating that can be done is to email the finished graph to someone. It is, however, a nice tool to use individually.

Edutopia's summer blog series includes great articles of a variety of online tools for use in the classroom, both collaborative and others.

WizeHive is collaborative tool that allows for voting, contests, sharing files, and more. I thought that the voting feature could be fun for students as then share work. could create a fun energy around doing their work.