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Social Media and Mobile Tools for Assignments and Collaboration

Social Media and Mobile Tools for Assignments and Collaboration. David Keathly Working Connections 2010. Part I: Collaboration. Collaboration is Important. Remember at the beginning of the workshop we discussed some of he “needs” of the Digital Natives Collaboration was one of those

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Social Media and Mobile Tools for Assignments and Collaboration

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  1. Social Media and Mobile Tools for Assignments and Collaboration David Keathly Working Connections 2010

  2. Part I: Collaboration

  3. Collaboration is Important • Remember at the beginning of the workshop we discussed some of he “needs” of the Digital Natives • Collaboration was one of those • Coincidentally, collaboration and the ability to work and “play” well with others is important in most workplaces as well • Teamwork skills, group dynamics, conflict resolution, task organization and using groupware tools are all important skills that are too often left to “on the job” training

  4. Google is all about collaboration! • Google Groups • Shared storage • Broadcast mailing • Google Docs • MS Office-like cloud applications • Collaborative editing • Shared storage • Google Wave • Discussions • Collaborative editing • Polls • Maps • All under Google Apps umbrella. Basic usage is free. Can also be configured for educational and business sites.

  5. Private Social Network Tools • Build your own custom Facebook-type environment for a class or group • Tools • Ning www.ning.com • Demo • Was free about to change • Grou.ps • Similar to ning and can convert ning networks • Demo • Elgg ww.elgg.org • Lots of features • Have to host yourself like moodle and drupal • Edmodo • Has web client, mobile client and iPhone app • Demo • Very classroom task-centric • Groupsite www.groupsite.com

  6. More Social Networks • Twiducate www.twiducate.com

  7. Let’s try some!

  8. Wikis • Wikis are a great way to collect information and provide information to students where they can collaborate as well. They are typically somewhat free-format so there is a lot of room for creativity • Tools • Wikispaces www.wikispaces.com (we are using this!) • Wikidot www.wikidot.com not free • Wetpaint www.wetpaint.com • Oriented towards fan sites • Pbworks www.pbworks.com basic is free • Includes collaboration space and more • Wikia www.wikia.com

  9. Build one or add to ours!

  10. Meeting Together • Face to Face meetings are not always possible or convenient. A number of tools, beside the Google ones, are available to help • Tools • Twiddla www.twiddla.com • Online whiteboard for brainstorming and collective design, etc • Doodle – www.doodle.com • Online event scheduling • Voicethread –www.voicethread.com • Annotate images, documents, videos and more • Capture group discussions • Includes drawing and sharing tools

  11. More Meeting Tools • DimDim www.dimdim.com • Demo • Powwow Now www.powwownow.com • Phone conferencing • iPhone App available • www.freeconferencecall.com

  12. Let’s set up some meetings • Break into groups of about 5 people each • Each group try a different tool • Set up a meeting and try out the various tools available • Chat • Talk • Draw • Share a doc or presentation • What else can you do?

  13. Keeping Teams Organized • Project management-type packages are also available. Some are better than others and not all are free • For a price (trials available) • Backpack www.backpackit.com • Basecamp www.basecampHQ.com • Central Desktop www.centraldesktop.com • Project360 www.project360.com • For Free • Zoho Planner www.zohoplanner.com • Simple basic tasks, reminders, file sharing • Vyew www.vyew.com • Collaboration plus online meeting • Thinkfree www.thinkfree.com • Online document sharing and storage • Has mobile apps for multiple platforms

  14. More organizers • GroupTable www.grouptable.com

  15. Build a quick project in one of these tools

  16. Part II: Social Media in Assignments

  17. Checking out what others have done • Social Media Classroom • 100 uses of Social Media • The Twitter Experiment – UT Dallas

  18. Audio and Video Tools • Having students collect audio and video notes and experiences outside of class is a great way to enhance their education and encourage them to explore and be creative. Then they can upload their info to your wiki our other class area

  19. Video tools • Bambuser www.bambuser.com • Zing www.zing.com • Video blogging

  20. Audio tools • audioBoo audioboo.fm • Gabcast www.gabcast.com • Record podcasts with your phone • Gcast www.gcast.com • Similar to Gabcast • Yodio www.yodio.com • Add voice annotation to photos • Ipadio • Broadcast live from phone • Has apps for android and iPhone

  21. Make some content! • Pair up with a partner • Make an audio interview • Make a video interview • Share them with the class!

  22. Other Tools • JotYou – www,jotyou.com • Location based texting • uMapper www.umapper.com • Creating maps

  23. Part III: Shaping the Class Experience

  24. Class Management • Moodle • www.moodle.com • Demo • Drupal • www.drupal.com • Schoology • www.schoology.com • Eduslide elearning LCMS • www.eduslide.com • Udutu www.udutu.com • Online course authoring

  25. Other Survey Tools • Surveys are always useful! If you want something a little more sophisticated than some of the mobile ones we looked at before, then consider these • www.zoomerang.com • www.surveymonkey.com • Demo • Paid or free

  26. Build a survey • Build a simple survey • Email it to a partner for them to take • Take it yourself • View the results

  27. Other Teacher Tools • Quizinator www.quizinator.com • Create studysheets, worksheets, exams and quizzes online

  28. Misc Useful Mobile Apps • On iTunes • Gfiles • Gflash • Evernote • moleTVShoot

  29. Miscellany • Lectr.com • Online lectures • Upload yours! • Mini assignment – go find a lecture that interests you

  30. Discussion • Do you think these applications will be useful to you and your students? • How do you see envision incorporating these into your classroom? • Do you know of other applications that others in the group might find useful?

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