Technology+for+Collaboration

//On Tuesday, October 27, I met with some of you to talk about ideas for using technology to teach collaboration skills.

We logged on to this wiki, and talked about ways that wikis can be used in your classrooms. Some of you are already using wikis, and more might be interested. I am available to work with you during your individual planning periods to help you // // Email me if you would like to meet during your planning period.
 * //Set up, navigate, and edit your own free wiki website //
 * //Eliminate advertisements //
 * //Create student accounts without e-mails //
 * //Make the site private so that only you and your students (and anyone else you want, such as parents or administrators) have access //
 * //Link your wiki to your teacher website //
 * //Plan how to use the wiki in a specific lesson/unit or generically with a class //

We also spoke briefly about using Etherpad with students. I learned that Liz showed your department the tool, and that it was difficult with everyone erasing what the other wrote, etc. There are strategies that will make things go more smoothly with students, however. Etherpad can be used for // // You can also save, print, and export from Etherpad. Check it out below, and let me know if I can help you! //
 * //Group note-taking //
 * //Group work //
 * //Peer revising/editing //
 * //Collaborative Writing //

 //___ If meeting is not possible due to scheduling conflicts, here is some information on wikis: // media type="custom" key="4660499"
 * [|Etherpad] -- Collaboration/Edit writing online in Real time.

//This video was created by Common Craft. They make short, easy-to-understand videos about many, many topics, from other Web 2.0 tools (blogging, Twitter, RSS feeds, etc.) to financial planning to fending off zombies. You can get most videos off of Teacher Tube, as I did here. To put a video on your wiki, you will need to copy the EMBED CODE from the Teacher Tube site. In edit mode, click on the little "tv" icon, click video on the left side, and paste the code in the box. In edit mode, the video will look like a small grayish box with the word "widget" in the center. You will see the video when you save out of edit mode. <span style="color: #0000ff; display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 169%; text-align: left;"> // <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">
 * //<span style="color: #0000ff; display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 169%; text-align: left;"> <span style="color: #aa1313; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 144%;"> <span class="wiki_link"> How to use a wiki... (Note: This link will take you outside of this site.) //
 * //<span style="color: #0000ff; display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 169%; text-align: left;"> Download-able Step-By-Step Instructions (With Pictures!) //
 * //<span style="color: #0000ff; display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 169%; text-align: left;"> Navigating and Managing Your wiki: [[file:Navmanagewiki.pdf]] //
 * // <span style="color: #0000ff; display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%; text-align: left;"> Modifying the Look and Content of Your Wiki: [[file:ModifyLookContent.pdf]] <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;"> //