The document discusses using technology and online tools to engage students in collaboration and e-learning. It provides examples of tools like mind maps, collaborative documents, surveys, and social bookmarking to involve students inside and outside the classroom. It emphasizes using students' preferred tools and allowing choice in output, while keeping the collaborative process the same. It also stresses finding real audiences for students' work and being creative with technology, while maintaining digital literacy and privacy.

1. Collaboration & E-Learning SHARING BEST PRACTICE

2. Collaboration & E-Learning Explore and experience new ways of successfully integrating e-learning tools into day-to-day teaching Use online collaborative tools and techniques with students inside and outside the classroom.

3. Use Technology to engage with students

5. MindMapping / Planning Collaborative Mapping

10. Share Ideas

11. Word Cloud Generators

12. Shorten URL – web address Long URL tinyurl.com/thinktank2009 http://www.polleverywhere.com/multiple_choice_polls/NjYwMDUxNzUw/web

13. http://strobertselearning.etherpad.com/1 http://strobertselearning.etherpad.com/2 o http://strobertselearning.etherpad.com/3 http://strobertselearning.etherpad.com/4

17. Online Surveys

18. Social Bookmarking

19. Use Technology to engage with students Use their tools (eg: social networking spaces) Offer choice of output (written, typed, poster, presentation, video, podcast etc…) the input (planning, drafting, re-drafting, collaboration etc…) remains the same and the most important bit. Provide a real audience for students work (Wikipedia, blogs with comments, school radio podcast, sc hool website, twitter(!)) Be creative with on-line technology tools.

20. free social networking and micro-blogging service that enables its users to send and read other users' updates known as tweets – updates in 140 characters or less

23. Digital literacy is the responsibility of all teachers. Be very careful what you put on-line Use your school email address for any school related communication Don’t post personal details online