Online Collaboration

MILI Junior 2011-2012LeAnn Suchy, Metronet

leann@metronet.lib.mn.us

What is online collaboration?

• Web-based collaboration software

• Collaboration across rooms, buildings, states, countries

• Collaboration on documents, presentations, spreadsheets, websites, etc.

Why online collaboration in education?

• Can collaborate from anywhere with a computer and internet connection

• No software to download and upgrade

• Teachers can be included in collaboration process, not just end result

Blogs

Set up blogging guidelines,best practices

Wikis

We’ll talk about

PBworks

Set up best

practices before

use

There are othersWe’ll focus on certain tools, but there are others

At our in-person meeting we’ll…

• Go over how to use Kidblog & PBWorks

• Give you time to use either of those tools

• And ask you to share some things you’ve done/thought about/used since our last meeting