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Battle of the Collaborators

Battle of the Collaborators. Which collaboration tool is right for you? Sam Johnson, John Alexander, and Trisha Gordon explore many of the online collaborative tools and services in use at the University of Virginia. We will compare:. skype v elluminate sakai v sharepoint v wordpress

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Battle of the Collaborators

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  1. Battle of the Collaborators Which collaboration tool is right for you? Sam Johnson, John Alexander, and Trisha Gordon explore many of the online collaborative tools and services in use at the University of Virginia ACCS Spring 2010 Conference

  2. We will compare: • skype v elluminate • sakai v sharepoint v wordpress • google docs v nowcomment • community v committee (??) ACCS Spring 2010 Conference

  3. Round 1 Skype v Elluminate 3/18/2010 ACCS Spring 2010 Conference 3

  4. Skype A screen snap shot of us using Skype to collaborate about this presentation could go here. 3/18/2010 ACCS Spring 2010 Conference 4

  5. Skype is Nearly Ubiquitous There are millions of Skype users. There were 12,149,991 people using it when I made this slide. If you are going to collaborate with someone, chances are very good that they use Skype. 3/18/2010 ACCS Spring 2010 Conference 5

  6. Skype is Free You just down load it and you are good to go. You can also pay for extra features like calling a land line or cell phone if you so desire. 3/18/2010 ACCS Spring 2010 Conference 6

  7. Skype is Easy to Learn and Use Most actions are intuitive (like click on symbol of a phone to make a call) You may need to use Skype to communicate with your collaborators to help set up Elluminate 3/18/2010 ACCS Spring 2010 Conference 7

  8. Skype is Somewhat Robust • You can Chat (i.e., instant messages), talk, have a video call or make a conference call. • Two people can have a video call, but video is not available with more than two participants. 3/18/2010 ACCS Spring 2010 Conference 8

  9. Skype can Transfer Files You can easily transfer files and then edit files while talking on a conference OR video call. 3/18/2010 ACCS Spring 2010 Conference 9

  10. Skype is Always Improving The makers of Skype are continuously updating it. Some times these upgrades can be frustrating especially when un-requested. 3/18/2010 ACCS Spring 2010 Conference 10

  11. Skype some times messes up Sometimes Skype garbles or losses the sound. Sometimes the picture freezes. Often Skype will ask you for feedback regarding the quality of sound or picture. 3/18/2010 ACCS Spring 2010 Conference 11

  12. Elluminate Elluminate description could go here 3/18/2010 ACCS Spring 2010 Conference 12

  13. Online Collaboration Goals and Issues • Share content • Real-time and asynchronous discussion • Collaborative editing tools • Communication • Authentication and authorization • Security and barriers to access • Public or private • Ease of use 3/18/2010 ACCS Spring 2010 Conference 13

  14. Use Sakai’s Built-in Tools ACCS Spring 2010 Conference

  15. Standalone or Integrated • Sakai can take advantage of APIs to integrate other tools (and functionality) into the Sakai site toolset • Handles user authentication and authorization from Sakai to external apps ACCS Spring 2010 Conference

  16. Integrated Link to External App: ELGG ACCS Spring 2010 Conference

  17. Simple Link to External App: Google Docs ACCS Spring 2010 Conference

  18. Create Elluminate Sessions ACCS Spring 2010 Conference

  19. Join an Elluminate Session ACCS Spring 2010 Conference

  20. Elluminate Live! ACCS Spring 2010 Conference

  21. Part 2 SHANTI Community Tools SHANTI Pages: WordPress SHANTI Spaces: Confluence NowComment Zotero Coming Soon Kaltura (for Audio/Video) KnowledgeBase

  22. SHANTI Community Tools • SHANTI (Science, Humanities and Arts Network of Technological Initiatives) • Faculty-led initiative • Promotes and supports Web 2.0 digital tools • Community-based support via the ‘Knowledge Base’

  23. SHANTI Community Tools • SHANTI Pages-WordPress • Free browser-based website/blog platform • Quick and easy websites • Style separate from content—makes changing look effortless • Extensible—anyone can write “themes” • Worldwide community of users means extensive knowledge base

  24. SHANTI Community Tools • SHANTI Spaces-Confluence • Powerful wiki environment • Collaborative creation of documents • Rich text and wiki editing modes • Storage and organization of uploaded media • Macros to display file organization • Wide community of users means extensive knowledge base

  25. SHANTI Community Tools • NowComment

  26. SHANTI Community Tools • Zotero

  27. Part 3 • SharePoint

  28. When you start out

  29. A different picture same topic

  30. After Saving some files

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