5 Web Tools for Collaboration

Hosted by

Laura Candler

Teaching Resources www.lauracandler.com

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Kidblog – Joan Young

Skype – Paula Naugle

Animoto – Erin Klein

ClassDoJo – Suzy Brooks

LiveBinders – Lisa Dabbs

Moderated by Peggy George and Francie Kugelman

A – I’m not familiar with any of them.

B – I’ve used one or two of these web tools.

C – I’ve used most of the web tools.

D – I’ve used all 5 of these web tools.

Kidblog, Skype, Animoto, ClassDojo, LiveBinders

Allkidscanflourish.blogspot.com http://kidblog.org/MrsYoungs4thgradeclass

@flourishingkids

Easy entry to blogging

Developing an authentic audience

Collaborative conversations with other classes

Fully moderated and “safe” interactions

http://kidblog.org/why-kidblog/

Increased focus on collaboration

Global Read Aloud Project connections

Use the Blogroll feature

Great new features of Kidblog

Embed projects like videos, slideshows, podcasts and more

Grow the audience and facilitate student collaboration

http://pnaugle.blogspot.com http://plnaugle.blogspot.com

@plnaugle

Download Skype onto your computer

Have a webcam – built in or stand alone

Have a mic – built in or USB mic

Create a Skype account

Add some Skype contacts

Click on Contacts, and

from the drop down,

click on Add Contact.

A dialogue box appears

which allows you to

find someone by email,

phone number, full

name, or Skype name.

When you find the

correct person, click

the +Add button.

Your list of contacts is on the

left side of the page and

when you open your

Contacts list you can see

their status in regards to

Skype. .

Green check - online and Skype open

Other green symbol – online but Skype

is closed

Yellow symbol - not online

Red symbol - online but can not be

disturbed

When you are ready to call someone on Skype click on their name in your

Skype Contacts list and their picture will pop to the right side on the Skype

screen. You can Click on Video call for the full feature Skype call, or you can

click on Call which will only allow you to hear audio (no video). The + sign

allows you to place that person in a group if you are doing a group audio

call (up to 25 people).

A Canadian Class A Class in Colorado

An Arizona Class

Joey King, the

star of the

Disney movie

Ramona and

Beezus,

speaks to my

students

about anti-

bullying.

Author Dianne de Las Casas shares her Cajun Cornbread

boy with a Kindergarten class in Philadelphia

while visiting my classroom

Author, Jerry Blumengarten (@Cybraryman_1), shares the children’s

books he wrote for the public utility companies.

My friend, James Adams, shares his knowledge of the

Constitution with us and our Skype Buddy class in Kansas.

In your building or district

On Twitter

Skype in the Classroom - https://education.skype.com

Skype in Schools Directory http://skypeinschools.pbworks.com/w/page/11008311/Directory

Global Education Conference Ning http://www.globaleducationconference.com/group/skype

#4thchat Wiki, #6thchat Wiki, #sschatNing

www.kleinspiration.com

@kleinerin

Fast, free and shockingly easy high definition video slide share program

Automatically produces beautifully orchestrated, completely unique video pieces from your photos, video clips and music.

Free and “pro” accounts and apps available for web, iPhone, iPad, Android

Easy to share, anywhere

It's free

The videos are super simple to create (I love user-friendly sites!)

The end product looks professional – teachers can make beautiful presentations to send to parents, while students can create a WOW factor

Total time to create... only minutes

Share videos via: email, Facebook, Twitter, blog/ website, download, upload to YouTube, etc...

• Project Based

• Easy to Learn

• Easy to Teach

• Fun

• Fast

• Free

Deepen vocab knowledge as students use images to describe and add text to explore the meaning.

Make book trailers for novels or to sequence the events of a story’s plot line.

Showcase the life of a famous explorer

Visually retell events leading up to a key point in history.

Try it out for free ◦ Pick your background

Many different options

◦ Add your photos

Start with something easy – family or friends

◦ Choose your music

Something for every occasion

◦ Share with anybody

http://blogs.falmouth.k12.ma.us/simplysuzy

@simplysuzy

Motivate. Collaborate. Assess.

http://teachingwithsoul.com @teachingwthsoul

• What is a LiveBinder?

• Classroom Application

• Professional Use

• Tutorials

• Hands-on practice

Curate your resources!

Photo credit: Jonathan D. Blundell via flickr

Paperless ASCD conference resource

http://www.livebinders.com/play/play?id=86210

1.Sign Up for a LiveBinder’s Account

2.Create a PRIVATE Binder to practice

3.Create five tabs ◦ AboutMe-Include your name and email

◦ Upload a photo to this “about me” tab

◦ Web2.0 tool-add a link to your favorite Web2.0 tool

◦ LiveBinder-find a few samples. Add two subtabs under this tab that link to those samples

◦ Cover-add an image to your free choice tab as a cover

Video Tutorials:

http://www.livebinders.com/welcome/video?showsubtab=video#what-livebinder

Tips:

http://www.livebinders.com/play/play_or_edit?id=3342

Tools:

Bookmarklet, Chrome, iPad, iPhone, Buttons

http://www.livebinders.com/welcome/tools

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