TLED 430 Module 3 Collaborative

Assignment
Web 2.0 Tools to Support Collaborative learning

Read the directions in Blackboard on how to complete this sheet.

My Name: David Hall

Name of the tool Wiggio
Where to access https://wiggio.com
this tool (web
address)
Brief instructions 1.Go to https://wiggio.com
of how to use the 2. After creating an account on this site you can go to the top right side
tool of the page and click on create group.
3. You will then type in a group name with a maximum of 30 characters
and create a password for the group.
4. After creating your group name and password, click create.
5. After you click create, a page will automatically show up where you
will then click on add group members at the bottom of the page.
6. If you have classmates email addresses you are then able to add them
to your group by typing in their email addresses in the email address box
that will immediately show up on the screen after clicking on add group
members.
7. If you are the group administrator you can manage the group by
going to the top of the page and selecting manage group. Also in the
manage group section you can choose to hide group members phone
numbers.
8. If you want to start a discussion you can go to the box that has a text
message shape and says start conversation and click on it.
9. A box will show up and you can type in that box what you want to talk
about.
10.) Also you can add content in the form of Links, meetings, files, polls,
and events.

Ideas for how the

tool can be used With SOL 9.3 in World History of Geography, students will explore and
in PK-12 understand the significance of religion in western society. Key Concepts
include: a.) Describing and analyzing the cause and effect of the
theological conflicts, controversial laws, and policies that follow. b.)
Describing changes in cultural values and traditions. The students can
use this tool to start a conversation or debate about the history of
political policies regarding prayer in American Public schools. To ensure
that everyone participates, the teacher could place students in groups of
4 and give each member 2 flash cards apiece. There would be one
question on each flash card with a group members name on the back.
One student will read and type out the question that he wants a group
member to answer. A student whose name shows up on the flash card
could answer that question by typing in a long opinionated answer. With
SOL 10.10 in World Geography students will examine how social control
creates territorial division throughout Earths surface. Key concepts
include: a.) Describing and interpreting the motives of political leaders.
B.) Understanding the importance of land ownership; For example, the
Europeans who discovered the Americas. Teachers can give students
group assignments on the Europeans in the Americas. Teachers can have
students answer questions about events that allowed them to gain
territorial control. Or she can give them reading assignments on this
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information within the tool. In SOLS for 8th graders, World History and
Geography to 1500, teachers can upload files of reading assignments
and worksheets to help students prepare for high school geography.
Positives and
challenges of Positives: 1. If you have difficulty using Wiggio, the website team will
using the tool send you an email with instructions of how to use this site.
2. There are many different choices for groups that you can join. For
instance, you can join a study group or group that specifically does
projects.
3. Wiggio also gives its users the option to form their own groups.
4. Students are able to collaborate.

Negatives: 1. The site is sort of difficult to use, but the instructor can
provide instructions that can overcome the difficulty as I have listed
above.
2. If students are doing collaborative assignments, whatever a student
posts to another student will show up in that students email which
allows for them to have side conversations that have nothing to do with
the assignment.
3. Wiggio is deciding to shut down free service in November, unless your
school uses D2L (Desire to learn management system) which is similar to
Blackboard.
My Name: Kenaisa Anderson
Name of the tool Edmodo
Where to access https://www.edmodo.com/
this tool (web
address)
Brief instructions 1.Go to https://www.edmodo.com/ and click on Im a Teacher under
of how to use the Create your free account to create your user name and password
tool 2.After creating your account, you can create a class by clicking on
create class under the Class section.
3. In this section a box will show up and you will name your class
4. you will select which grade level you teach.
5. You will then select what subject you teach.
6. After you have done this click on create within the box at the bottom.
7. You can go to the group section which is below the class section on
the left side of the page and select create group.
8. A box will show up and you will type in a name for your group.
9. Next you will select the grade level
10. And then you will type the subject that you teach and hit group.
Ideas for how the SOL 9.1 in World History and Geography, the student will enhance his
tool can be used knowledge in historical research by
in PK-12 a.) identifying important geographical locations
b.) analyzing the political circumstances that surrounded territorial
control. A teacher could have students use this tool to collaborate
their ideas for a group research project on ancient China and
other early civilizations such as Ancient Rome.
With SOL 11 in Virginia and U.S History, students will demonstrate
knowledge of the Civil War and its impact on American history by
a.) investigating key factors that sparked the Civil War
b.) Identifying the role of slavery
Students could collaborate ideas for creating a timeline of major events
that led to the Civil War. The teacher can allow students to choose how
each member will contribute to the timeline project. Teachers can create
quizzes on this information and allow students to come up with ideas of
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how to arrive to the correct answer for each question.
In SOLS for seniors who are learning about Virginia and the U.S.
government, teachers can give students articles to read and analyze.
Students can also use these articles and other documents in uploaded
files to site primary and secondary sources. The teacher can have them
do this in Chicago style. She could upload examples of how to site
newspapers, websites, and online articles.
Positives and Positives: 1. You can create a class.
challenges of 2. You can assign your students to groups.
using the tool 3. There is a promo code that each specific group gets.
4. The teacher can make assignments (even create quizzes)
and give students feedback on their work
Negatives: 1. The students can treat it like instant message and text.
2. If a teacher gives a student a quiz, the site will not allow
him to pause the quiz. A student must complete the quiz in one setting
and he only gets one attempt.
3. It is difficult for students to upload completed assignments
from their ipads.

Name of the tool ww7.bubble.us

Where to access http://ww7.bubble.us
this tool (web
address)
Brief instructions Go to http://ww7.bubble.us
of how to use the 1.You can choose to work with different mind mapping tools
tool 2.Once you decide which one you want to work with (ex: mind map at
mindmeister.com) go to create account
3.You can create a free login account by clicking on sign up in the upper
right hand corner of the screen.
4.After creating your account you can go to the top left hand corner and
click on New Mind Map
5. Once you click on New mind map, a box will come up and you can
click browse template
6. You will then select blank map
7. Then your screen will go to the template and you will click on a box in
the middle to text (type) a topic title
8. to create an actual plan or web of notes you can hit the tab key to
form another box and type then press enter.
Ideas for how the With SOL 6.2 in United States History: 1865 to Present students will learn
tool can be used use maps and pictures to analyze key events such as:
in PK-12 a.) World War 1
b.) The Cold War
Students can use Mind map to create an organized web of notes on
World War 1 to help them review for exams. Students struggle to keep
hand written notes structured and mind mapping through bubble.us is a
great way for middle school students to create organized notes.
With SOL 9.1 in World History and Geography, students will enhance
their knowledge in geographical analysis by
a.) Analyzing and interpreting social warfare that caused
global expansion overtime
b.) Understanding the role of economics and politics
Students can use this site to briefly explain geographical expansion of
many voyagers, such as Ferdinand Magellan.
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Positives and Positives: 1. This site gives its users multiple options of which mind map
challenges of tool they want to use. People can use Mind map, Free Mind map, Concept
using the tool Map, Mind Map Creator, or Mind Map Online.
2. The site is free
3. It is an easy and simple way for students to organize their
ideas
Challenges: 1. This site is very limited in the variety of tools that
students can use. For example, if a student wanted to create a collage of
historical events, it would be very difficult because there arent many
tools available (e.g. shapes to create designs).
2. Its not a fun design.
3. There arent many tutorials available for inexperienced
users.