Engaging students is not an easy task for teachers and educators, but Web 2.0 tools provide many opportunities, through collaboration, to engage students in meaningful learning experiences. There are many great online collaboration tools available that can be used in the classroom.
Online collaboration allows students to work together in real-time over the Internet. Those engaged in online collaboration can work together on word processor documents, multimedia presentations, brainstorming, mindmapping, and talking without needing to be in the same room at the same time. T
Online Collaboration Tools
Listed below is a range of online collaboration tools
Web 2.0 Tools for Schools - Collaborative Tools
A wiki about online collaborative tools
50 Free Collaboration Tools That Are Awesome for Education
Here is a list of some excellent collaboration tools for education.
15 Collaboration tools for education
Wridea – Wridea makes it easy to collaborate and share ideas with colleagues, team members, and fellow learners. This brainstorming tool organizes and categorizes ideas onto different pages, provides unlimited storage, and allows users to comment on topics and ideas.
Edmodo – Edmodo is rather like a private Twitter. Students and teachers can use this free (and private) microblogging platform to communicate online. Edmodo also provides file sharing and file storage.
Writeboard – Whiteboard is free collaborative writing software. It can be used to write, edit, track changes, and rollback to previous versions.
Twiddla – Twiddla works very well for online meetings or co-browsing. Groups can use it to mark-up and comment on web pages, images, and other content.
More Online Collaboration Tools
Spicebird – This open source platform is an all-in-one suite of communication tools for people who want to collaborate online. Features include email, instant messaging, and an online calendar.
Stixy – Stixy works like an online bulletin board or whiteboard. It offers a work space where you can place content and collaborate with other people on the web.
ReviewBasics – This free online service is great for people who are collaborating and editing different types of content. ReviewBasics allows users to share, annotate, and markup everything from images and videos to documents.
Palbee – Palbee is a free video conferencing tool with multiple capabilities. Users can conduct video meetings with other people or record a video presentation for later viewing.
GroupTweet – GroupTweet is designed for Twitter users who want to be able to communicate and collaborate privately.
SimplyBox – SimplyBox allows users to capture specific images, text, and video and then organize their finding into an easy-to-share box. Conversations and comments can then be placed around the box and shared once more.