2. TEACHER COMMUNICATION TASKS - CATEGORIES
(1) Community Building
Communication
(2) Cooperative &
Collaborative Learning
• Students
• Parents
• Fellow teachers & Administrators
• Students – Students
• Teachers – Students
• Experts – Students
(3) Online Classes/Learning
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3. TOOLS FOR COMMUNICATION TASKS
(1) COMMUNITY BUILDING COMMUNICATION
• Students | Parents | Teachers &
Administrators
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Email
Facebook, Twitter
Teacher Website
Google Voice Google Plus
Wikis (Wikis in Plain English)
Blog
Edmodo (What is Edmodo)
Teacher websites that are blogs
(e.g., Lisa’s lingo, Teaching with
Technology)
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• Scheduling
o Doodle
o Google Calendar
o When Is Good
Example
o Appointment Slots for
Parent Teacher
Conferences
4. TOOLS FOR COMMUNICATION TASKS
(2) COOPERATIVE and COLLABORATIVE LEARNING
Group Space
Brainstorming
Whiteboarding
Multimedia
Sharing
Google Docs
Edmodo
Bubbl.us
Padlet
Delicious
Google Voice
Google Groups
Gliffy
Cacoo
Diigo
Google
Pbworks
Mindmeister
Scriblink
(Collaborate)
Hangout
Wiggio
Mind42
PBworks
Wikispaces
Written/Oral
Communication
21Classes
Skype
Wikispaces
Google Drawing
(Go to Google
Docs
> Create New
> Drawing)
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Twilddla
Voice Thread
*Glogster
5. COMPARING TOOLS for
COMMUNICATION TASKS
• That’s a lot of tools! (More will be available when you
graduate!)
• It is critical for you to learn how to evaluate these
tools!
o We will use a “function comparison matrix” to see which
tool is best, when, and for what task.
o Example on next slide…
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6. FUNCTIONS COMPARISON
Adobe
Salesforce
Skype
Wiggio
Screen sharing
Yes
Yes
Yes for two
Yes
Whiteboarding
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Group Video Call
4 people
recommended
No
Up to 10 people
(Beta)
Up to 10
Group Audio Call
40 people
10 people (Free)
Up to 100
Up to 25 people
Up to 50
Price
Not free
Partly free
Almost free
Almost free
Additional features
Poll, file sending, etc. Poll, file sending, etc. File sending, etc.
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Poll, calendar
sharing, polder
sharing
Editor's Notes
Google Voice: http://newschooleducation.com/let-google-voice-rock-the-classroom/http://www.techwithintent.com/2012/08/5-ways-to-use-google-voice-in-your-classroom/
