TLED 430 Module 3

Collaborative Assignment
Web 2.0 Tools to Support Collaborative learning
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Read the directions in Blackboard on how to complete this sheet.

My name:
Name of the tool
Where to access
this tool (web
address)
Brief instructions
of how to use the
tool

Ideas for how the

tool can be used
in PK-12

Jordan Reeder
Wikispaces
http://www.wikispaces.com/content/classroom
The teacher will make the classroom and send the students a link on
how to access it. The students will then click the link and make an
account with their email address and password. (Or just by going to
wikispaces.com.) And now they can access that certain page. To edit it,
they will have to click where it says edit (on the bar near the top of the
page) and now they can access and write on the page and create
whatever they desire. On the bar near the top is also where you can
change font, color, etc. And it is also where you would save what you
have worked on.
I would use this tool in the upper elementary classes probably 6th grade.
One of their sols is Thestudentwillparticipateinandcontributetosmallgroup

activities.(6.1)

1. a)Communicateasleaderandcontributor.
2. b)Evaluateowncontributionstodiscussions.
3. c)Summarizeandevaluategroupactivities.
4. d)Analyzetheeffectivenessofparticipantinteractions.
This actually works perfect because as a group they can have their own
pages where they can post all of their stuff. Like if they were reading a
book, any predictions, summaries, characters, or even questions. The
other students can go in there and answer and look at what the others
wrote.

Thestudentwillwritenarration,description,exposition,andpersuasion.
(6.7)Thisisanothersolandthestudentcouldwriteashortenedpaperand
postitonthewikiandtheotherstudentscouldpeerreviewandmake
changesasnecessary.
The students could even have history debates on something like the Civil
War, or even debates about science.
Positives and
challenges of
using the tool

Everyone can edit and contribute, easy to use and guide the students
through, the students can be authors, and what they produce is
immediate and you dont have to wait for it to be published.

TLED 430 Module 3

Collaborative Assignment

Peers
name:
Name of the tool
Where to access
this tool (web
address)
Brief instructions
of how to use the
tool
Ideas for how the
tool can be used
in PK-12

Anyone can edit, so it someone could delete someone elses work,

students could get distracted by being on the computer and go to
something else on the internet, the wiki could get disorganized because
of how flexible it is.
Mary McGrath
ZOHO
www.zoho.com
Go to zoho.com
Type in the username and password given to the student by the teacher
Press docs
Press create
Zoho can be used for collaborating with the other students and even the
teacher, any peer review that is needed, they can make PowerPoint
presentations, documents or spreadsheets however they please

The student will expand vocabulary when reading. (5.4) The students could
make lists of unknown vocabulary words and fill in definitions as they go
Describe the characteristics of free verse, rhymed, and patterned poetry.
(5.5) The students could write their poetry, compare and expand on their
ideas

Positives and
challenges of
using the tool

It is very easy to work on a document together, whether that be the

students or teachers, it has easy access for the students and the teacher
to grade, the documents can be shared and even published by the
students, and it is very customizable
Other students can access the document so information could be
deleted, might be difficult to navigate, not the best web 2.0 tool in
general

Peers
name:
Name of the tool
Where to access
this tool (web
address)
Brief instructions
of how to use the
tool
Ideas for how the
tool can be used
in PK-12

Zaria King
Google Docs
www.google.com/docs/about
Go to the website www.google.com/docs/about
Set up a Google account to access the docs
Begin by clicking create
You can create documents, presentations, whatever you please
Probably use this in the higher elementary school grades. They could
work on a document/ presentation together like in a group project, they
can collaborate and ask questions about certain subjects they dont
know and have discussions, they can made brochures, stories or
advertisements

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Collaborative Assignment

The student will find, evaluate, and select appropriate resources for a
research product. (6.9) The students could use this for discussing what
resources they found and any ideas that they might have
Compose a topic sentence or thesis statement. The student could work
together to find good topic sentences and develop good thesis statement by
peer review

Positives and
challenges of
using the tool

You can have multiple students working on it at the same time, they can
collaborate, anyone with internet can access it, save data because you
dont have to store all your documents
Anyone can access it so things might be deleted again, doesnt have all
the bells and whistles of word, might be challenging for students who
havent used it before

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