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Riding the wave…

A journey through Google Wave with Jordan McFarlen

What do they need to know?

HOW

WHAT

MY

is Google Wave?

to use it?

can it be used in education?

does one join?

journey and advice…

“What email would look like if it were invented today.”

-Google Wave Product Managers

Inspired by all of the top web tools (wikis, twitter, blogs etc.)

A shared space

1 copy that anyone can collaborate on

And so much more…

When in the wave…

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How to avoid drowning…

Basic layout and functions…

Newly developed wave templates…

Robots and Gadgets

What makes Google Wave really cool…

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Robots…Translators.

Embed waves in a blog post.

Twitter. Add Wikipedia links.

Clean up. Have human like convo with robot.

Rick-roll people and many other useful & useless robots...

Gadgets…Create a poll.

Collaborate on a mind map.

Mapping tools.

Video chat.

Date-Picker.

Drawing.

Embed websites.

And more…

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For teachers… PDConnect.

Share.

Collaborate.

“Small in-class groups: Groups of 4-5 people could be assigned to make and take care of a Wave. They would then self-assign and self-assess. Any slackers in the group would be either forced out and reported to the teacher, or would bend to the social pressure and help.”

-Anonymous teacher on Google Wave

For a class…

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“Small in-class groups: Groups of 4-5 people could be assigned to make and take care of a Wave. They would then self-assign and self-assess. Any slackers in the group would be either forced out and reported to the teacher, or would bend to the social pressure and help.”

Engage.

Wave as online classroom.

Tests, surveys etc.

Process log.

On-going class discussion.

Students make a wave to connect with experts.

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For students…

Collaborate on group projects.

Create a document. Discussions or study groups.

Backchannel.

Many possibilities…

My Adventure.

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I took the PLUNGE…

Alone on a deserted islandwith little to no waves…

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Then I discovered public waves…

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A few things on the go…

How to join…

Request an invite from wave.google.com

Message me for an invite!

Make a SPLASH.

IMAGINE.

CREATE.

CONNECT.

COLLABORATE.

EXPERIMENT.

SHARE.

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mcfarljo@googlewave.com

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