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The terms collaborative writing and peer collaboration refer to projects where multiple people create written works together (collaboratively), rather than individually. Some projects are overseen by an editor or editorial team, but many grow without any top-down oversight.
Learner Applications: Writing, collaborating, publishing, taking notes, editing
Instructor Applications: Reviewing, assessing, facilitating, observe work, providing scaffolding�
Examples:
Services:
Successful Practices:
References:
Wikis in Education sponsored by Wetpaint
Learner Applications: Writing, collaborating, publishing, taking notes, editing
Instructor Applications: Reviewing, assessing, facilitating, observe work, providing scaffolding�
Examples:
- Teaching wiki (ideas for teachers)
- New Worlds Project -
Services:
- Basecamp - Web-based tool that lets you manage and track projects (or simply ideas) and quickly create client/project extranets
- bubbl.us™ - Free online brainstorming tool
- GoogleDocs™ - One of the many Google Applications™ (Apps) that come with Gmail™; universities (such as UTSA) that provide their students Gmail™ accounts also provide them GoogleDocs™.
- Group Scribbles™ - Free server-based software for group collaboration.
- Many Eyes - Shared visualization and discovery
- Notemesh - Free student-based service that allows students to share notes and study together. Many instructors post their class notes to this service.
- Notetaking tools -
- Social Text™ - Free server-based wiki software.
- stu.dicio.us™ - Free student-based service that allows students to share notes and study together. Many instructors post their class notes to this service.service.NOTE: as of October, 2009, stu.dicio.us was inactive but reportedly returning.
- Wizlite™ -Wizlite allows you to highlight text (like on real paper) on any page on the Internet and share it with anyone you choose. Students can use to work collaboratively on research projects.
- Writeboard - shareable web-based documents that allow you to work alone or with others, revisit earlier versions. Free and easy.
- Zoho Apps - Includes free, collaborative and completely online word processing, spreadsheet creation, presentation building, and document management applications, among others.
Successful Practices:
References:
Wikis in Education sponsored by Wetpaint
