Brenda Kerr

Have you participated in collaborative activities

in an online classroom?

Relay Information Research findings, ideas, or

suggestionsEntire class interactions

Debate Topic Analyze Case Study Respond to Open-ended Question

Discuss in small groupReporter summarizes to class

ProjectsWork area restricted to project group

membersShare files and URLs

(Use many tools)

Student to StudentPeer – ReviewMentoring

by more advanced class (cross curriculum)

Student to Instructor Journaling / Reflections

Internship / Student Teachers

Which online tools/applications could be

used with collaborative activities you design for

your classroom?

Asynchronous CollaborationBlogsDiscussionWiki

Synchronous CollaborationWeb ConferencingChat Instant Messaging

What Other Types of Tools Can You Name??

Synchronous CollaborationWeb Conferencing

Dimdim Elluminiate

Chat Course Management System (CMS) chat tool Third Party Chat Tools

Instant Messaging Google CMS Phone – Group messaging application

BlogsOwned by individualIndividual posts idea or compositionReaders subscribe

Readers comment Owner can receive email

notification

Discussion BoardsThreaded Messages

Students reply to original postingsView discussion by dateOrganized by threads

Users need to reply

Document collaborationVersion and audit trackingComment featureNotification of changesPlug-in componentsMultiple users edit file

Conversations can be disjointed

SynchronousArchivedSee only messages posted after entrance to room

Other tools??

www.pbworks.com

Collaboration FeaturesCollaborative page editingDocument management and file sharingHistory and audit trail Invite others to collaborateAutomatic notifications by RSS and email.Control user access levelEasily create classroom set of usernames

and passwords

Multimedia FeaturesVideosPhoto slideshowsPowerPoint presentationsSpreadsheetsCalendarsChat Rooms…and more

Example: http://amacy.pbworks.com/

www.dimdim.com

Web ConferencingAllows for visual cues to be recognized

through “live” talking headCreates “all-in” collaborative conversation

regarding current subjectCan be used as introduction to new

materials or as reviewCan be modified to allow for virtual “office

hours”

Web ConferencingPowerPoint PresentationsWebsitesWhite BoardDesktop viewing

Example: http://www.dimdim.com

Brenda Kerr – bkerr@mtsu.edu