TLED 430 Module 3
Collaborative Assignment
Web 2.0 Tools to Support Collaborative learning
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Read the directions in Blackboard on how to complete this sheet.
My name: Shatara Oliver
Name of the tool Storybird
Where to access www.storybird.com
this tool (web
address)
Brief instructions 1. Type in www.storybird.com
of how to use the 2. Select create and account
tool 3. Click on class, it will ask you for a class code, Click Join class
4. They will then click create to start their story
5. They will scroll down and see ALL ARTWORK in the search engine
they will choose the artwork of their choice to upload to their
story
6. Once they have found the art of their choosing they will click use
this art, followed by Picture book
7. They will come a screen with their artwork that will look like a
page out of a book (this is the page in their story)
8. In the white margin they will write a portion of their story
9. To add a page, the plus (+) sign will be on the bottom right of the
page
10. If they decided they do not want the page anymore the remove
button will be on the bottom left.
11. When students are done creating their story they will click save,
and publish
12. It will then take them to a page that will display title, summary,
and a category of your story that the student will be required to
fill up.
13. Click publish and then private
14. By clicking private/publish only the teacher can view the work
15. Then you can view your story by clicking the icon YOUR WORK
Ideas for how the For the 9th grade SOL 9.4b students can use story bird to create a visual
tool can be used image of poetry. For example, if students were assigned to read
in PK-12 Shakespeare sonnets, this could be a chance for students to work
together to form their own interpretation of the story. This could also
lead to students learning from each other.
In a 6th grade SOL 6.1, the students can collaborate to create a story in
groups about one of the authors that they have read for the year. They
explain as a group why they choose the person, and they will also be an
expert on the individual which can lead to an oral presentation to the
class.
For the 10th grade SOL 10.1 students can work together to create an
alternate ending for a story. For example, there are many stories in the
Canterbury Tales. One group can change the ending The Cooks story.
They could present this to the class and add narration to their story to
make it seem like it was a film.
Positives and Positive: 1. The teacher and students can post comments publicly or
challenges of privately. 2. Easy to use and follow 3. Parents can have access to their
using the tool childrens story bird 4. A password is required for them to get in 5.
Students can use this website as a blog post
Negative: 1. The student will have to have an email address to sign up.
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Collaborative Assignment
2. If not set too private anyone can view their story and the teacher
cant view it either. 3. For certain stories, images, and fonts there is a
cost for subscription
Peers Ladaja Kennedy
name:
Name of the tool PiratePad
Where to access www.piratepad.net
this tool (web
address)
Brief instructions 1. Copy and paste the URL www.piratepad.net that will be sent
of how to use the through email
tool 2. In the Right corner there is an option to type in the students
name and then you can begin typing and asking questions
Ideas for how the For the 5th Grade History SOL the Jigsaw assignment could be used and
tool can be used after the assignment the students can group together to take notes, and
in PK-12 they will post it on the website which will be there homework.
For the 7th Grade SOL, for a snow day, notes that they were supposed to
take in class they will post in on the website. When they return to class
the teacher will post it on the board so that the class can discuss it.
In high school throughout the year students will be instructed to take
notes, and it creates a timeline for going over notes when finals, exams,
or tests come along the teacher can upload it on to the board for review.
Positives and Positives: 1. Can give students feedback easily 2. Can be used for snow
challenges of days for students 3. Works on multiple electronic platforms 4. Simple set
using the tool up when you want to do after school help 5. Its free
Negatives: 1. Website can be slow when you type on it especially when
everyone is on it at the same time 2. Timeline is a bit too fast, it can skip
over the students information 3. Can sometimes be difficult for the
email portion for the teacher and the student
Peers Shea Straub
name:
Name of the tool padlet
Where to access www.padlet.com
this tool (web
address)
Brief instructions 1. www.padlet.com
of how to use the 2. The team leader will add the team members
tool 3. The teacher and instructor assigns the password, so it is provided
to students
4. Tap on make padlet based on the SOL objective that the teacher
has given
5. Change wallpaper theme
6. Add images and type information to create their padlet
7. Members to decide where the information goes to explain the
padlet
8. Gives them an option to create a poster board presentation
Ideas for how the English SOL 4.5 they could use it in place of a book report, you can have
tool can be used a group of 4, they could learn different points of view.
in PK-12 4th Grade science 4.7, The solar system. Every student gets 2 planets,
and share one fact, and share it with other students.
5th grade U.S. 5.2., You can use it for the continents in the ocean. Write
about each continent and the oceans.
Positives and Positive:
challenges of 1. Collaborate ideas add and edit information
using the tool 2. The teacher could see who contributed
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3. Shared easily
4. Can be used as peer reviews, or you can post all the sources
together
Negative 1. Would not be useful for kindergarten or 1st grade
2. There is no chat options 3. In order to add or edit everyone has to be
the moderator
Peers Alyana Lara
name:
Name of the tool Twiddla
Where to access Twiddla.com
this tool (web
address)
Brief instructions 1. Twiddla.com
of how to use the 2. Sign in using the password that the teacher provides
tool 3. Once logged in you will be in a white board space
4. On the right hand side you can change your name
5. On the top margin documenting the image for example, with
reading a story they can upload pictures to go with the document
that the teacher provided
Ideas for how the English SOL 3.4 Reading, if a teacher had a homophone document the
tool can be used student could fill in the document online. The students could upload the
in PK-12 document to twiddla and fill it out online, and the teacher could check to
see if they completed it.
SOL 8.5 Reading Explaining the use of signals and languages. They can
physically draw the symbols themselves online and explain the symbols
online.
SOL 9.4 e The students could explain literature by write notes about plot,
setting, and characters. If there were assigned different readings for
different groups, the teacher could view all of them.
Positives and Positives: 1. Its free 2. Many people can be on one twiddla on one time
challenges of 3. Ability to video or web chat 3. They can video chat 4. Can uploaded in
using the tool a Jpeg format
Negatives: 1. Some subscriptions have to be paid for 2. Too advanced for
K 4th grade 3. With the video and web chatting it can move slowly 4.
May not work on all electronic devices
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