TLED 430 Module 3 Collaborative

Assignment
Web 2.0 Tools to Support Collaborative learning

Read the directions in Blackboard on how to complete this sheet.

Salome Henry
Name of the tool Note App (listed as Corkboard.me)
Where to access www.noteapp.com
this tool (web
address)
Brief instructions The teacher creates an account. A free account allows one board and up
of how to use the 2 people as collaborators. This would be sufficient if being used within
tool the classroom on an open computer for students use. All students could
login under one login while the teacher holds the login for the original
collaborator.

For a $6/month subscription fee you can get Team access which allows
unlimited boards to be created and up to 10 collaborators. To
accommodate all students with a login you can assign them to a group
and have group login information where students share a login.

The Business level is an $18/month subscription fee but allows unlimited

boards to be created with unlimited collaborators. This would allow each
student their own login information and would probably be best on a
middle and high school level.

After signing up and logging in the teacher creates a virtual corkboard

that utilizes digital post it notes. The program is rather simple in nature
and structure. You click anywhere on the board to create a note and then
type text onto the post it note or add an image or document file. The
program does have a chat feature where collaborators may talk while
brainstorming notes.

The background can be changed or you can upload a custom

background. There are varying permission settings for the board; it can
be kept private with only team access, password protected, or open to
the public. You can choose which features can be accessed by other
users such as turning off editing access or the ability to delete items.
The board settings also make it easy to copy and paste a public URL or
embed code for your board to be shared with and accessed by others.
Ideas for how the This board can be used for all age groups.
tool can be used
in PK-12 In a preschool setting a teacher could use the free version as a means
for students to sign in each morning and beginning letter recognition and
spelling/writing skills. The teacher would leave a computer open with the
corkboard app up. As students arrive to class they will click a spot on the
cork board to create a new post it note and type their name on the post
it note. This provides students the opportunity to learn and use
technology at a remedial level while working on letter and name
recognition. They will not only learn how to spell their own names but
also beginning recognizing the names of other students.

Lower elementary grades could use the same process of an open

computer where students sign in. The teacher could use it for word
family sorts by creating an already made board with 2 post it note
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headers signifying 1 column for each word family. Readymade note will
have one word typed on it such as Cat, Cap, Hat, Map, etc. The
student will move the notes into the proper column thus sorting the
words into the appropriate word family.

The corkboard app can be used for most any grade level, even up to
high school as a kindness board to encourage positive peer influence
and social skills as well as building on vocabulary and writing skills. Each
week a star students name can be posted on the cork board. Students
will sign in and add one kind note about the star student. Students will
be rotated to give each student a spot on the board. Rules and strict
guidelines on appropriate comments being made on the board should be
given prior to use. Kind notes can be as simple as Bobby always wears
cool shoes or Hailey helped me understand a math problem. The
purpose of the activity to is to help boost classroom morale, find one
good thing in each classmate even those that struggle with social skills
and making friends who are not readily popular among their peers, as
well as work on writing skills. Notes must be written in full sentences
with proper and correct spelling (no text language). At the end of the
week all notes will be read with a snapshot of the board printed for the
star student to keep and reflect upon in days to come.

Another activity for 4th grade 12th grade would be group story telling. A
writing prompt will be posted by the teacher and each student will add a
note of 1 -5 sentences to keep the story going. Each student must 1st
read what the others have written to add to the story. At the end of the
week the story will be read aloud as a class. The purpose of the activity
is to expand on writing skills, creativity, imagination, vocabulary, and
reading skills.

For middle and high school students, the cork board app could be used
to upload an assignment or reading activity. The students can then post
questions for help with the assignment and receive feedback and
assistance from their peers or make comments on a passage reading. If
uploading a passage reading also provide prompts for thought and
posting. i.e. The teacher posts a reading passage, Edgar Allen Poes The
Raven along with prompts such as Why do you think the Raven kept
repeating Nevermore? What is your interpretation of the story?

Positives and Note App is fairly easy to use, a child in kindergarten could use this tool
challenges of with relative ease. Set up is easy and the monthly cost is very
using the tool affordable. The challenges of using this tool is that if you wanted to use
an image prompt (i.e. posting a picture of a polar bear and having 1st
graders post describing words when teaching a lesson on adjectives)
they would have to click on the link to view the image, it does not
automatically fill the note space with the image for easy viewing. You are
unable to change the font size, color, style which can be rather mundane
in creativity. To add student users, they will need to be emailed a link to
access the corkboard therefore they will need an email address, this is
not a problem for high school students since many high schools today
are issuing student Gmail accounts for school use; however, for younger
grades this may pose a problem. To bypass the email issue the teacher
could have one computer the tool open and students take turns
accessing the cork board on one computer to add notes or create an
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email solely for students logging in while in class.
Hannah Cox
Name of the tool EDU blogs
Where to access www.edublogs.org
this tool (web
address)
Brief instructions The teacher signs up for free on www.edublogs.org and creates a blog
of how to use the for their students to access. Students must create an account which
tool requires an email address, which can be their own or their parents. The
teacher can then create a class where students can be added and are
then able to comment on the posts. The student can also create their
own blog within the class blog, where the teacher is also able to
moderate. Blogs can be posted that pertain to the subject matter,
including videos, links and images. The blog can be set up with easy to
navigate tabs and categories so students can find what subject they are
looking for. Comments can be enabled so that the students can interact
with other students in the class or to be able to ask the teacher any
questions on assignments or the material that is posted.
Ideas for how the Elementary School Students
tool can be used Students can watch videos or see images and cartoons
in PK-12 that are about the subject they are learning
If they can, read the useful information on the subject
matter
With the help of a parent, the student can make their own
blog and post fun pictures or videos
Students can connect with their classmates
Middle and High School Students
Students can access the material and watch videos, see
images, and find links that relate to the school subject
Students can make their own blogs and post their own
information, discuss topics, and do homework
assignments
Students can have access to their teacher from home if
they dont understand the material or have any questions
Connect with their classmates
Positives and POSTITIVES
challenges of The student can easily communicate with their classmates and
using the tool teacher
The subject matter is learned in a way another than the
classroom setting
Students can make their own blogs which can boost creativity
and help retain the information in their own way
Parents can have access to the teacher and view what their child
is learning in school
Subject matter is laid out and organized
The blog is strictly moderated by the teacher
NEGATIVES
Younger students in Elementary school will most likely need adult
help to access and navigate the blog
Some students may not have readily available internet access
Students may be reluctant to discuss with one another in the
comments
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Assignment
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
Positives and
challenges of
using the tool