9.++Collaboration+Tools

__Assignment 9-1: Classroom Collaborations__
What if you could have your very own Facebook for your classroom? Below are two different classroom collaboration sites. Create an account with both sites and compare the two.

Ning - create your very own Collaboration page. Click Ning to get to the site.

For starters, click on Education and visit "Classroom Web 2.0". Now click on "Tour of Classroom Web 2.0" and watch the Elluminate session to get an idea of what this project is all about.

Explore the different aspects of Ning.

What about Edmodo

What about glogster?

After you have evaluated both sites, go to the discussion page and share what you find.

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Find a document on scribd that you could use in your classroom. Describe the assignment - what it would look like, classroom set up, etc.. and post a link to the document on your page.

__Assignment 9-3: Google Docs Rocks!__
What is google docs? Check out this short video...

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There are two parts to this assignment.

First, I want the entire class to collaborate on a document where each student describes a classroom lesson that involves the use of google docs.

The original document can be found here.

Then I want you to add a slide to the presentation that describes the best Internet or technology tool that you can use in the classroom.

The original presentation can be found here