This website article discusses the top web tools for enhancing collaboration. I have read through all of them but will discuss the top five that I believe will be the most beneficial in schools. CoSketch is a whiteboard that you can collaborate on to visualize your ideas and share them as images. The good thing is that you don’t have to register or install anything. It works in all browsers, it’s real time, and you can get an embed code for your drawing after you finish. EtherPad is a Web-based word processor that lets you work with others at the same time. When several users are working on the same documents simultaneously, you can get feedback immediately. You know who contributed to the text, and all changes are saved on the server in case you have to undo. Grou.ps lets you create your own social network. You can create your forum or mailing list; share documents, files, and your agenda for organizing events; have your own YouTube; and share links, bookmarks, and photos. You can chat in real time, you can let the users have subgroups, and it’s free. PageFlakes is a personalized social homepage that you can customize using “flakes,” which are small, movable widgets of all your Web favorites. You can add Facebook, Twitter, Flickr, photos, music, videos, a calendar, a to-do list, a message board, and an RSS feed. Thinklinker lets you create outlines in your Web browser. You can collaborate in real time and share outlines. You can also use chat while collaborating. These are just a few of the many web tools this website provides.
Karaoglu, O. (2010, November 1). Top Web Tools for Enhancing Collaboration . In Tech and Learning. Retrieved December 1, 2010, from http://techlearning.com/article/34196
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