Web 2.

0 Tools to Support Collaborative learning

My name: Baylee Blume

Name of the tool Google Docs

Where to access this https://docs.google.com

tool (web address)

Brief instructions of 1. Log into your student gmail account

how to use the tool 2. Use the shareable link I have provided and open it into your Google Docs page
you can access through the subpage icon you can use in the upper-right corner of
your gmail homepage.
3. Use this shareable document to organize information you find valuable on how to
write to persuade a specific audience (make sure each member writes their input
in their assigned colors so I can see each members contributions).
4. Then, as a group, write a persuasive letter to a specific group of interest whom
you wish to persuade of something (this can be anything from the signing of a bill
into law to convincing your Mom to make chocolate chip pancakes for breakfast).
5. Submit a link to your groups page (labeled Group A, B, C, etc.) under the Group
Assignment page in our classes Google Classroom.

Ideas for how the tool This is a perfect tool for PK-12 because many school districts in the country are
can be used in PK-12 integrating Google Classroom tools, and, since many schools now use gmail
accounts for their student mail, they would already have Google Docs through
their gmail. This makes the application user-friendly and completely accessible to
any student that uses their student gmail account.
In addition to simply typing up personal documents, through Google Docs
multiple users can access and work simultaneously on a single sheet if they have
access to the shareable link and the editing setting is allowed. This allows for
collaboration on multiple levels.
For the English Writing

Positives and Positives: Many school districts across the country are adopting Google
challenges of using the Classroom, and its many applications, which are automatically connected through
tool the students gmail, allowing for high accessibility for all students.
Negatives: There is the possibility that classroom instruction could become overly
dependent on Google Classroom applications as an essential part of every
assignment.

Peers name: Forrest Scott

Name of the tool Scribbler

Where to access this www.scribblar.com

tool (web address)

Brief instructions of 1. Log on to the Internet and type in the web address www.scribblar.com
how to use the tool 1. Create an account with your email, your name and a password.
2. Click where it says Create Room and follow the instructions on how to use the
 application.
3. After you have made a new room you will have to click click on room options
to a menu of choices; click on select invite.
4. A list of participants and assets will be on the right side of your screen. Under
assets, if you choose, you can upload media files into your room.
5. You can create your image through typing, drawing, and arranging uploaded files
in the main window.
6. You can keep in contact with your group members through the instant chat feature
on the bottom right of the screen.
7. You can either copy an embedded URL, take a snapshot, or convert it into PDF
format when completed.

Ideas for how the tool The group can design and problem-solve involving lines, shapes, transformation
can be used in PK-12 and reasoning (Geometry SOL) through using this tool which is perfect for laying
out shapes, and its accessory formulas and symbols related to math.
For WHI.6, the students could create a flow chart using pictures aw well as text to
show the change overtime in Rome, starting off as a Republic all the way through
its empirical tyranny and, consequently, its inevitable collapse.

Positives and Positives: the tool is simple to sign up for and it is really user friendly due to its
challenges of using the chat section and overall flexibility as an application.
tool
Challenges: the tool might want to be used only for secondary education and up,
as it is most likely too difficult for most elementary students.

Peers name: Joshua James

Name of the tool Kidblog

Where to access this www.Kidblog.org

tool (web address)

Brief instructions of 1. Get on the Internet and type in the URL www.Kidblog.com in the search bar.
How to use the tool 2. Click on Set up free trial and create your course.
3. Click on your post tab to create your posts!

Ideas for how the tool Utilizing an upper- level History SOL. Teachers could use this as an online
can be used in PK-12 calendar with notifications about test dates and projects which would be user-
friendly to students because it feels like a social media feed.
By making other classes through the tool, a teacher can use it for an entire group
assignment!
It can also be used as a way of getting in contact with fellow students in the class
if they missed a day or need clarification from a classmate.

Positives and Positives:

challenges of using the 1. it is not, although it has the appearance of, social media.
tool 2. Teachers have the ability to see who is exactly doing the work on projects.
3. Students can alert their teacher if they have a problem , and, likewise, teachers
can send out alerts to their students.
Negatives:
 1. There is a subscription fee once users have run out their free trial.
2. It is not the most user-friendly tool out there, and there are problems locating
certain actions that users might need right then.

From this ODU webpage https://online.odu.edu/policies-and-student-responsibilities copy the Honor

Pledge below to make the promise that you have met online as instructed in a face-to-face
virtual environment (e.g. Skype or Google Hangouts) to complete this assignment.

Honor Pledge
I pledge to support the Honor System of Old Dominion University. Will refrain from any form
of academic dishonesty or deception, such as cheating or plagiarism. I am aware that as a
member of the academic community it is my responsibility to turn in all suspected violations
of the Honor Code. I will report to a hearing if summoned.

Baylee Blume