The document discusses various digital tools for communication including Edmodo, AnswerGarden, ObSurvey, Stinto, WallWisher, Solvr, and Sync In. It provides the purpose, audience, required devices, and sharing options for each tool. The document encourages readers to try out the tools by providing challenges and class codes to join collaborative spaces on some of the platforms. It concludes by providing contact information for Louise Cimetta, the author.

1. Walking the Walk: Using ICT to Communicate
at a Leadership Level
Louise Cimetta, Catholic Education Office of
WA

2. Communicating with ICT
PURPOSE AUDIENCE TRANSMISSION OTHER
• To inform • staff • One to one • Content
• To consult • Students • One to • Device
• To • Parents many • Delivery
collaborate • Other • Many to
leaders many
• Community

3. Edmodo
Link: http://edmodo.com
Purpose: to share and collect information
Audience: staff, parents, students, other
leaders
Devices: Web based, works on iPad (app)
Sharing: Class code
What is it?: Edmodo is a collaborative space where resources can be shared
Ideas for use: Use an edmodo class to share resources around a focus area

4. TAKE THE CHALLENGE!
Go to www.edmodo.com and login/join up.
On the left hand side of the page, click ‘join’
Class code: rhotao

5. AnswerGarden
Link: http://answergarden.ch
Purpose: to gather data, to consult, to
collaborate
Audience: staff, parents, students, other
leaders, community
Devices: Web based, works on iPad
Sharing: link, QR generator
What is it?: AnswerGarden is a minimalistic feedback tool that can be used for
collaborative online brainstorming. Participants have twenty characters to
answer your question.
Ideas for use: Gather information to inform a decision, gather feedback on an
event, brainstorm learning from a professional reading

6. TAKE THE CHALLENGE!
Go to the AnswerGarden link I have listed on our Edmodo page and
answer the question:
What tools are being used in your school to
communicate digitally?
Type your first answer and then click on ‘submit’ or press enter.
Keep adding answers until you have represented all of the tools at your
school.

7. ObSurvey
Link: http://obsurvey.com
Purpose: to gather data, to consult, to
collect feedback
Audience: staff, parents, students, other
leaders, community
Devices: Web based, works on iPad
Sharing: link
What is it?: ObSurvey is a free, online survey tool which collects information
from participants and presents it in an attractive, easy to read format.
Ideas for use: Collect data to inform an event, gather feedback on an event,
measure progress towards a goal.

8. TAKE THE CHALLENGE!
Click on the ObSurvey link on our Edmodo
page and complete the survey.
Once everyone has completed the survey we
will look at the automatically generated report
together.

9. Stinto
Link: http://stinto.net
Purpose: to brainstorm, to collaborate, to
feedback (back channel)
Audience: small groups of staff, parents,
students, other leaders
Devices: Web based, works on iPad
Sharing: link
What is it?: Stinto is an on the fly collaborative chat space
Ideas for use: Discuss an idea, project, process…

10. TAKE THE CHALLENGE!
Create a stinto chat with others at your
table.
Your topic is:
What are the advantages and
disadvantages of digital communication?

11. WallWisher
Link: http://wallwisher.com
Purpose: to brainstorm, to collaborate, to
plan…
Audience: small groups of staff, parents,
students, other leaders
Devices: Web based, works on iPad
Sharing: link
What is it?: Wallwisher is a virtual pinboard you can collaboratively add sticky
notes to. Sticky notes can contain text and links to images, video and audio.
Ideas for use: Develop an idea, project, process…

12. TAKE THE CHALLENGE!
Click on the link to Wallwisher on our
Edmodo page.
Create a sticky note by double clicking
on the background.
On the sticky note type one tip for
engaging staff in the use of digital
communication.

13. Solvr
Link: http://www.a.freshbrain.com/solvr/
Purpose: to problem solve collaboratively
Audience: small groups of staff, parents,
students, other leaders
Devices: Web based, works on iPad
Sharing: link
What is it?: Solvr is a web based problem solving tool that allows you to
collaborate in real time.
Ideas for use: Collaborate on school and classroom initiatives and ideas.

14. TAKE THE CHALLENGE!
Connect to Solver using the link on
our Edmodo page.
Solve the problem:
Is facebook a friend or foe to leaders?
By adding ideas and comments

15. Sync In
Link: http://sync.in
Purpose: to write collaboratively
Audience: small groups of staff, parents,
students, other leaders
Devices: Web based, works on iPad (small
documents only)
Sharing: link
What is it?: Sync In is a web based word processor that allows you to
collaborate in real time.
Ideas for use: Collaborate on policies, proposals, planning…

16. TAKE THE CHALLENGE!
Create a sync.in space with the people on your table.
Your challenge is to collaboratively create a document listing the positive
and negatives of each of the tools we have explored today:
Edmodo
AnswerGarden
ObSurvey
Stinto
Wallwisher
Solvr
Sync In

17. Contact Details:
Louise Cimetta
Email:
Cimetta.louise@cathednet.wa.edu.au
Lou online: http://about.me/
loucimetta

19. Contact Information