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Technology Tools For Collaborative Work

This document discusses technology tools that can be used for collaborative work. It begins by stating the objectives of describing such tools, exploring them, and creating a lesson plan incorporating collaboration. It then discusses how collaboration is essential in modern work and education. The rest of the document provides examples of technology tools that can facilitate communication, project management, resource management, idea generation and brainstorming, consensus building, online group work, and presentation/archiving of completed projects. Specific tools mentioned include Skype, Adobe Connect, Google Hangouts, Google Docs, Padlet, and Evernote.

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Technology Tools For Collaborative Work

This document discusses technology tools that can be used for collaborative work. It begins by stating the objectives of describing such tools, exploring them, and creating a lesson plan incorporating collaboration. It then discusses how collaboration is essential in modern work and education. The rest of the document provides examples of technology tools that can facilitate communication, project management, resource management, idea generation and brainstorming, consensus building, online group work, and presentation/archiving of completed projects. Specific tools mentioned include Skype, Adobe Connect, Google Hangouts, Google Docs, Padlet, and Evernote.

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Technology Tools for Collaborative

Work
OBJECTIVES
By the end of this module, you will be able to:
1. Describe technology tools that are used in group
activities
2. Explore technology tools for collaborative work and
3. Make a unit/lesson plan incorporating technology tools
and allows/promotes collaboration among elementary
grade pupils.
COLLABORATION
"Collaboration is essential in our classrooms because it is
inherent in the nature of how work is accomplished in
our civic and workforce lives. Fifty years ago, much work
was accomplished by individuals working alone, but not
today. Much of all significant work is accomplished in
teams, and in many cases, global teams."
- The National Education Association, An Educator's Guide to the
"Four C's
TECHNOLOGY TOOLS FOR
COLLABORATIVE WORK
 facilitate real-time and asynchronous text, voice, and video
communication.
 assist in basic project management activities.
 support co-creation by enabling groups to modify output in
real-time or asynchronously.
 facilitate consensus building through group discussions and
polling.
 enable local and remote presentation and archiving of
completed projects.
TECHNOLOGY TOOLS FOR
COLLABORATIVE WORK
 Idea Generation and Brainstorming
 Online Group Work and Collaboration
Online Communication

Collaboration tools can be used to support


synchronous online communication, including
online meetings, office hours, informal chats,
guest speakers and webinars.
Online Communication
– Skype
– Adobe Connect
– Google Hangouts
– Vyew
– GoToMeeting,
– MeetingBurner
Project Management
– Project management tools are geared
toward handling the logistical aspects of
planning, scheduling, workflow, and task
management.
Resource Management
– Resource management tools help address
common issues, like having access to a
shared storage space for project files, and
keeping up with multiple versions of the
same document.
Resource Management
– Such tools have the following features:
– File Storage
– Search
– Database Management
– Version Tracking
– Access Management
– Social Bookmarking
– Commenting
– Tagging
IDEA GENERATION &
BRAINSTORMING
Features of these tools include space for multiple participants
to collaborate in real time, as well as the ability to type, draw,
share images, chat or talk with collaborators, and even record
work to review or submit to an instructor later.
– Google Docs, Padlet, Mindmeister, and Lino can be used for
group brainstorming
– Free online whiteboard tools and realtime collaboration tools
are also available for teachers (Byrne 2014; Hovious 2013).
Consencus Building
– While idea generation & brainstorming tools help
generate possible alternative solutions to a given
problem, consensus-building tools help participants
narrow and refine the proposed solutions. Such
tools support the following functions:

– Polling
– Question Management
– Process Archiving
Online Group Work and
Collaboration
These tools have a variety of features to encourage collaboration,
such as built-in chat, colors for different authors, tracking
changes, playback of writing, ability to insert comments, and
different levels of sharing ranging from viewing to editing.
– Google Drive
– Zoho
– Etherpad
– Evernote.
Presentation & Archiving

These tools allow the project team to present outcomes


to the instructor, to a project client, or to the general
public. Such tools are designed to handle the following:

– Webinars
– Slide Shows
– Hosted Media Sharing

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