Basic+Foundation+Tools

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=**DOCS, PPT, SPREADSHEETS/FORMS**= USES: REASONS TO USE: TEACHER USES
 * Collaborating on research, writing, lab reports.
 * Collaborating on data collection (use the form to collect data and the spreadsheet to analyze data)
 * Collaborating on presentation creation. (As a teacher you can watch them build the presentation and make suggestions to avoid death by PPT syndrome)
 * Teach collaboration
 * Provide formative assessment during the process
 * Use a team to help students by including librarians
 * Use REVISION HISTORY (under the FILE menu) to monitor who made changes and contributed what to the group work)
 * Import existing office documents
 * Export office documents (This makes is a free version of word for people who don't have word
 * Create Handouts together

**Google Docs**

 * **General**
 * [|Creating a Google Account] - We'll be making use of many different Google applications in the course so you will need a Google account.
 * **Online Word Processors**
 * [|Google Docs]
 * [|Google Docs Tutorial]
 * **Online Presentation Tools**
 * [|Google Presentation]

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**Zoho -**
Zoho is just an alternative to google docs, some people like it better.**
 * http://zoho.com/**

**Online Notebooks**
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 * Zoho also has a NOTEBOOK tool that is especially good for collaborative research.
 * Easy to use
 * You can Embed anything to make it more interactive, creative, and fun
 * Great tool to teach group collaboration
 * Makes the learning process more transparent as others can see the work as it is being recorded.

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 * [|Wikis in Plain English]**

**Wikispaces**

 * (you're using it right now)**
 * WIkispaces allows you to upload students names and create their accounts for them.**
 * Screencasts from Wikispaces - introductory videos from the source**
 * **[|An Introduction to Wikispaces]** **- the basics of editing a page**
 * **[|Personalize Your Space]** **- changing the look of your wikispace**
 * **[|Files and Pictures]** **- putting pictures and other files into a wiki page**
 * **[|Notification and RSS]** **- keeping track of changes to your wikispace**
 * **[|Personal Settings]** **- changing your password, avatar and other tricks in your account setting**

PBWIKI
An [|alternative] to wikispaces- still free.

Example [|wikiproject]

=Social Networks=

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 * **[|Social Networks in Plain English]**

**NING**
USES: Good space to build a classroom space Ability to upload media- movies, audio files, images Ability to provide students with a blogging venue that can be public or private Ability to provide a discussion space

Sample [|World History Ning]

= = =Blogs= USES:
 * **[|Using Ning]**
 * Encourage student writing
 * Create a space that fosters/continues discussion outside of the classroom
 * Provide a space for metacognitive reflection on student learning
 * Diagnostic Assessment- Have students respond to a scenario or prompt before teaching that provides insight into their preconceptions/misconceptions

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 * **[|Blogging in Plain English]**

Blogger

 * **Using Blogger**
 * **[|Creating a Blog]**
 * **[|Customizing the Layout]**
 * **[|Adding a Post]**


 * [| Marzano's Classroom Instruction]