Task 7 Collaboration Tools

At Mixbook I checked out a project done by fifth graders “Chronicling Famous Americans.” I would like to adapt this idea for when we read our book length biographies and autobiographies. I would have each student create a page for his or her book, with pictures and a paragraph about the subject of the book read. We would share both classes’ Mixbooks with the other six grade classes. Tikatok could be used for a booklet of student created and illustrated poems. There seems to be a lot of help for those using this tool. Jen Farr says WallWisher is easy to create but that class accounts would be good to have. Sandy, when I tried to go to the test you created, I got the message,” The page you requested [404] was not found.” I had looked over the Web 2.0 Tools for Teachers before. I wish it was organized in a logical manner. Some of the recommended sites that I checked out were worthwhile. I liked Quizlet http://quizlet.com/ because students can both create and share flash cards. Flickriver (flickriver.com) had some very good pictures, but not all were appropriate for sixth graders Tweetscan (tweetscan.com) can be used as a “real time” concordance to support vocabulary development. Ediscio.com looks like a great flashcard tool, with learning statistics. I added a comment on the Whiteboard created for us. I definitely want to use Etherpad with my students this coming year. It would be a wonderful way to create collaborative poetry and stories.