1. Metropolitan Educational Research Consortium October 15, 2009 Using Great Collaboration Practices In Your Classroom • Molly Lynde • Godwin High School • Henrico, Va 23238

2. When students of tomorrow sit in classrooms of yesterday http://www.flickr.com/photos/foundphotoslj/466722575/sizes/o/

3. But why WEB collaboration? Left Brain Answer Right Brain Answer • collective intelligence-collaboration • transparent - instant gratification • non-hierarchical- democratic • potential for passion - ownership • open to public- real recognition • permanence- searchable resources NOTE: You and your students can easily make Wordles at Wordle.net

4. But why WEB collaboration? Left Brain Answer Right Brain Answer

5. We Collaborate To Learn! www.masternewmedia.org/online_collaboration/s...

6. CollaborationThe why is answered- it’s more effectivebut the how can be challenging

7. In a perfect world, people learn from textbooks but people learnmore from each other. zebra.paperclip.jpg

8. Schools have to be the parent/bad guy • We can’t use any (most) collaborative applications that don’t allow moderation by the teacher: • No Google Docs • No Wallwisher • No SimplyBox • No Utube • No Twitter • No Facebook http://wallie.110mb.com/news/data/upimages/whiplash.jpg

9. When there are obstacles - just remember the mantra, “Technology is my friend....”

10. http://www.polleverywhere.com/multiple_choice_polls/MTM5NTY4NjQ0Nwhttp://www.polleverywhere.com/multiple_choice_polls/MTM5NTY4NjQ0Nw

11. Don’t Byte the Ram That Feeds Ya’

12. One Collaborative Idea Sort of a “visual blogging” site

13. What do you do with Voicethread? • Post documents (Word, PDF), videos, PowerPoints, images, etc • Student create/comment on own piece of project then comment on another group’s piece of a project • Cross curricular collaboration • Interstate collaboration • World wide collaboration!

14. 1. Have students sign a Voicethread Do and Don’t worksheet 2. Have students register with VoiceThread. They will need an email account (Gaggle for in-school use) 3. They will create an avatar (icon) just like they do in Facebook. 4. You can assign coded numbers to identify students. 5. Create a sandbox/play Voicethread so they can get use to the techniques involved. http://voicethread.com/share/661520/

15. How do you go about making your own Voicethread?

16. Video from presentation is not available on this PowerPoint To make your own VoiceThread • Register in a teacher k12 account • Choose create • Upload pictures, presentations, documents, images • Comment • Share - choose copy and then paste the unique identifying link on a document or embed in a wiki/blog • Publishing options allows you to choose public, private, moderate

17. But wait, there is more! http://www.flickr.com/photos/pagedooley/2018663891/sizes/l/ Licensed under a Creative Commons attribution-share alike license. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0 slide originally created by Bill Ferriter

18. Cover It Live!

19. Video presentation is not available on this PowerPoint • To make a Cover It Live Event for your classroom: • Register • Create new (verify time and date) • A generated HTML code is produced - copy and paste in a blog or wiki that is open to the public (not protected) • Take the time to create messages, polls, url links, etc. in the Show Prep Folder (numbering in a planned order use is helpful) • Launch your event. Send Welcome message. • Once students enter comments you will have to “allow” or you may send back private messages in order for it to be posted to the blog/wiki for students to see • Double click on any show prep items for instant posting from your moderator seat. • Great for use in Paideia or Socratic seminars or for high level students to summarize the lessons.

20. Wikis

21. EtherPad

22. The “King Daddy” Google Docs

23. Zoho

24. Where Do I Find These Sites?

25. For more information and collaboration http://simplybox.com/public/?id=109459

26. Excellent Publications

27. For more information on technology and collaboration

28. For more information on technology and collaboration

30. For more information and collaboration • mmlynde@henrico.k12.va.us • mlynde90@gmail.com • mlynde.wikispaces.com