Collaborative documents

Using Wikis and GoogleDocs

Learning is a social process that requires interaction
Help clarify ideas and concepts through discussion
Requires active learning through participation
Allows for work outside of class

Wikis are interactive WebPages with built-in privacy and protection
Allow for classroom extension, providing assignments, requirements, and resources
Provides space for discussion
Provides space for online assignment postings

Library ( http:// bottspot.wikispaces.com / )
Algebra ( http:// smmalgebra.wikispaces.com / )
Social Studies ( http:// carversclass.wikispaces.com / )

Free, collaborative tool online
Allows students to work together on documents, presentations, spreadsheets, and forms
Extends classroom beyond school hours
Allows students to work when they are available and comfortable

Step 1: Students worked as a class to create comprehensive notes on three topics that produced major change in the 1920’s: Women, the Automobile, and Music and Literature
Step 2: Students used those notes to work in small groups to create a presentation.

8A Document shared with class
Presentation from a group
Completed forms: Primary Documents

Collaborative documents

by St. Mary Magdalen School on Mar 22, 2011

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