Comments on: The Best Online Tools For Real-Time Collaboration http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2008/03/02/the-best-online-tools-for-real-time-collaboration/ ...For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL Sun, 06 Dec 2009 01:30:31 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: Nicholas Hobar http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2008/03/02/the-best-online-tools-for-real-time-collaboration/comment-page-1/#comment-6017 Nicholas Hobar Wed, 09 Sep 2009 13:02:25 +0000 http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2008/03/02/the-best-online-tools-for-real-time-collaboration/#comment-6017 Please take a look at LearningFront.com. It's a free learning community that combines social media with professional development tools to improve teaching and learning. http://www.learningfront.com It's been used successfully in urban schools to increase student achievement on classroom authentic and state assessments, to deliver school and organization professional development and graduate courses, and to share lessons and assessments as wikitasks. Thanks. Nick Please take a look at LearningFront.com. It’s a free learning community that combines social media with professional development tools to improve teaching and learning.

http://www.learningfront.com

It’s been used successfully in urban schools to increase student achievement on classroom authentic and state assessments, to deliver school and organization professional development and graduate courses, and to share lessons and assessments as wikitasks.

Thanks. Nick

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]]> By: Kevin Micalizzi, Dimdim Community Manager http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2008/03/02/the-best-online-tools-for-real-time-collaboration/comment-page-1/#comment-3126 Kevin Micalizzi, Dimdim Community Manager Thu, 13 Nov 2008 13:34:18 +0000 http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2008/03/02/the-best-online-tools-for-real-time-collaboration/#comment-3126 Larry, it's great to see you included Dimdim in your list of best online tools for real-time collaboration! Thanks!!! -k Kevin Micalizzi, Dimdim Community Manager e: kevin (at) dimdim (dot) com Larry, it’s great to see you included Dimdim in your list of best online tools for real-time collaboration! Thanks!!!

-k
Kevin Micalizzi, Dimdim Community Manager
e: kevin (at) dimdim (dot) com

]]> By: Godzhesas http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2008/03/02/the-best-online-tools-for-real-time-collaboration/comment-page-1/#comment-2929 Godzhesas Tue, 21 Oct 2008 12:11:53 +0000 http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2008/03/02/the-best-online-tools-for-real-time-collaboration/#comment-2929 Hi Larry an interesting post indeedl, there is one tool i've been using lately to manage my projects online - http://www.comindwork.com. But actually i don't use as a project management tool, i use to share and manage my team's knowledge, i can see how easily and with a great value this tool could be used for educational purposes. Hi Larry an interesting post indeedl, there is one tool i’ve been using lately to manage my projects online – http://www.comindwork.com. But actually i don’t use as a project management tool, i use to share and manage my team’s knowledge, i can see how easily and with a great value this tool could be used for educational purposes.

]]> By: E-Learning Solutions Consultant http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2008/03/02/the-best-online-tools-for-real-time-collaboration/comment-page-1/#comment-1475 E-Learning Solutions Consultant Fri, 14 Mar 2008 16:33:06 +0000 http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2008/03/02/the-best-online-tools-for-real-time-collaboration/#comment-1475 Thanks Larry, If its any help we work with online collaborative tools specifically designed for e-learning and <a href="http://www.batipi.com" rel="nofollow">web collaboration</a>. In your criteria you mentioned free, this it is not however, for a nominal fee you get full time support and on-going training as well as a full back end support system that ensures quality and allows for recording and archiving of sessions. Tell me what you think. Here is the url: http://www.batipi.com Thanks, Thanks Larry,

If its any help we work with online collaborative tools specifically designed for e-learning and web collaboration.

In your criteria you mentioned free, this it is not however, for a nominal fee you get full time support and on-going training as well as a full back end support system that ensures quality and allows for recording and archiving of sessions.

Tell me what you think. Here is the url: http://www.batipi.com

Thanks,

]]> By: Mathew http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2008/03/02/the-best-online-tools-for-real-time-collaboration/comment-page-1/#comment-1461 Mathew Fri, 14 Mar 2008 04:00:24 +0000 http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2008/03/02/the-best-online-tools-for-real-time-collaboration/#comment-1461 Thanks for your list. This will help us literacy coaches in LAUSD the next time we have a virtual meeting. Thanks for your list. This will help us literacy coaches in LAUSD the next time we have a virtual meeting.

]]> By: Paul http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2008/03/02/the-best-online-tools-for-real-time-collaboration/comment-page-1/#comment-1395 Paul Thu, 06 Mar 2008 00:38:23 +0000 http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2008/03/02/the-best-online-tools-for-real-time-collaboration/#comment-1395 In Japan, even with university students who are six or more years into learning English as an additional language, it is terribly important that the tools we choose be easy for them to use (starred item five in your list of criteria for selection, 2008.03.02). That is, if they are to use them in English at all. Given a choice between students' vernacular and English, in available tools, they often choose to use the vernacular. WiZiQ, for example, might meet the free and no-downloads criteria, and serves for not only graphic or textual exchanges, but also provides audio and video interfaces. It doesn't seem to be available in languages other than English at this time. I'm not so sure about ease of use, because I haven't tried it with students yet. Another criteria I use in the appraisal of online tools is whether they require separate registration and login. Though readers here may have login procedures automated with keychains on dedicated home or office computers (or both), so registration login may seem like a no-brainer; even after successfully completing registration procedures, which is often a hassle, students firing up a machine in a school or university laboratory or library, or in an Internet café may need to punch IDs and passwords in by hand every time they log in. For instance, if students already have a Gmail account and a Blogger blog, with integrated Google logins, Google Docs could be a more attractive option than ZohoWriter. On the other hand, if students were already logged into ZohoWiki, ZohoWriter might be the document sharing tool of choice. One other point I'd like to add before I go is a pointer to a nugget from TidBITs that I dug up yesterday that may be of interest to Mac users who already use OS X 10.5.2 (not me, at least not yet). I quick posted it here: iChat: quick and satisfying collaborative editing (2008.03.05) http://pabspotpourri.blogspot.com/2008/03/ichat-quick-and-satisfying.html Cheers, Paul In Japan, even with university students who are six or more years into learning English as an additional language, it is terribly important that the tools we choose be easy for them to use (starred item five in your list of criteria for selection, 2008.03.02). That is, if they are to use them in English at all. Given a choice between students’ vernacular and English, in available tools, they often choose to use the vernacular.

WiZiQ, for example, might meet the free and no-downloads criteria, and serves for not only graphic or textual exchanges, but also provides audio and video interfaces. It doesn’t seem to be available in languages other than English at this time. I’m not so sure about ease of use, because I haven’t tried it with students yet.

Another criteria I use in the appraisal of online tools is whether they require separate registration and login. Though readers here may have login procedures automated with keychains on dedicated home or office computers (or both), so registration login may seem like a no-brainer; even after successfully completing registration procedures, which is often a hassle, students firing up a machine in a school or university laboratory or library, or in an Internet café may need to punch IDs and passwords in by hand every time they log in.

For instance, if students already have a Gmail account and a Blogger blog, with integrated Google logins, Google Docs could be a more attractive option than ZohoWriter. On the other hand, if students were already logged into ZohoWiki, ZohoWriter might be the document sharing tool of choice.

One other point I’d like to add before I go is a pointer to a nugget from TidBITs that I dug up yesterday that may be of interest to Mac users who already use OS X 10.5.2 (not me, at least not yet). I quick posted it here:

iChat: quick and satisfying collaborative editing (2008.03.05)
http://pabspotpourri.blogspot.com/2008/03/ichat-quick-and-satisfying.html

Cheers, Paul

]]> By: Larry Ferlazzo http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2008/03/02/the-best-online-tools-for-real-time-collaboration/comment-page-1/#comment-1393 Larry Ferlazzo Wed, 05 Mar 2008 19:07:30 +0000 http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2008/03/02/the-best-online-tools-for-real-time-collaboration/#comment-1393 Sharon and Frank, Thanks for the excellent suggestions! Larry Sharon and Frank,

Thanks for the excellent suggestions!

Larry

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