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“ //Remember the Milk”// Names: Dina Epstein & Trilby Hillenbrand What does this tool do? Creates to-do lists Who is this tool for? Teachers-yes Students -yes What will be created? A to-do list Are the steps clearly laid out? No... We had difficulties adding contacts and sharing tasks. There were not any clear directions

What should I know before I begin? Your schedule or upcoming events

What do I need to gather before I begin? Your schedule or upcoming events

What will my students accomplish using this tool? They will create an online assignment list. We can share deadlines and assignments with them on the task list. The lists could also be used as the daily agenda. Then things can be checked off the task list throughout the class period. Students might like this visual and feel like they are accomplishing things throughout the period. How will this Online tool help you? Your students? This online tool will help both us and our students stay organized and on-top of their assignments. It can also be used to structure group work assignments. Students could assign small tasks to each group member and share the task list on “Remember the Milk.” Then they can keep track of everyone's work.

Which curriculum links or SOL competencies could this Online Tool encourage? This tool will encourage successful group work and homework completion. What are the benefits (added value) to using this Online Tool? It can be added to your g-mail account. What challenges will you face as you work with this Online Tool? It's confusing when you begin using it. There are few directions and it kept loading over and over.

Review of Wallwisher and Lino

Names: Dina and Trilby

What does this tool do? Wall Wisher and Lino: Build pages with content and user comments.

Who is this tool for? Teachers -Yes Students-Yes

What will be created? An online forum promoting on-going dialogue will be created. It can include posted content, comments, reminders, due dates, and other information.

Are the steps clearly laid out? Yes for both Lino and Wallwisher. Once you went to the website it seemed very clear how you would get started.

What should I know before I begin? Lino: It seemed like students had to create a log in and add you as a “Buddy.” Wallwisher: It seemed like you could send your students to the url and have them post as long as they have an email address.

What do I need to gather before I begin? Any videos or attachments you want to post

What will my students accomplish using this tool? They can demonstrate their understanding of posted content by responding on sticky notes. They can use it to collaborate with peers on group assignment. Students can also get homework help from the teacher.

How will this Online tool help you? Your students? Wallwisher: The teacher can preview all posts before they are put on the wall.

Lino: Help students and teachers track due dates.

Which curriculum links or SOL competencies could this Online Tool encourage? Any you’d like to make collaborative

What are the benefits (added value) to using this Online Tool? Lino: You can put a date on your sticky and it will send you an email reminder. You can also send an email to Lino and it will post it on a sticky.

Wallwisher:

What challenges will you face as you work with this Online Tool?

It seems students can post any desired content on Lino.

How do you manage content on Lino? Is there a character limit on Lino?
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Names: Abby, Patrick, Katie
 * __ LINOIT and WALLWISHES __**

What does this tool do? Linoit allows you to post different forms of media, including text, images, videos and other attachments on a collaborative board. In addition, the posts are by date, allowing the user to create a different collaborative board for each day of the month. The post it notes are in multiple colors, allowing for color coding as an indicator for user or topic of post.

With Wallwasher, the user creates a wall and has the capability to invite other people to view and edit the wall. Much like Linoit, it allows you to post multiple medias, including the same as mentioned above. Linoit allows you to title each page that is created. This program does not allow the user to use different colored notes; however, it does label who has posted each note and the time at which they posted. L

Who is this tool for? Linoit could be used for teachers and students. Teachers could use it as a collaborative calendar to keep track of school events, scheduled tests, performances, field trips, etc… Each teacher could add to the collaborative board using a certain color to indicate who is posting it. Students could use the collaborative board to track assignments that are due and ask the teacher and classmates questions about the assignments or events posted for that day. Wallwisher could be used for the same reasons, for both teachers and students, though it may not be as aesthetically pleasing or engaging for students. It does, however, allow you to title each page that is created, which could allow for teachers and students to pose guiding questions of which classmates will answer and respond to each other. It is much like a wiki, in a sticky note version. Additionally, it does not allow for the chance of easy color labeling, to make theme of topic and user quickly clear. What will be created? Both Wallwisher and Linoit allow the user to create a collaborative board that can be edited and added on to by multiple users. It is a forum for discussion, announcements, questions, comments, etc… Are the steps clearly laid out? Linoit has straight forward directions for posting sticky notes and moving around the board. However, the use of the calendar is unclear, though this may be due to the fact that we are currently using the trial version. Much like Linoit, wallwisher has both an account option and use without. It gives you slightly more tutorial in ways in which you can utilize the program. What should I know before I begin? For both programs, there should be an objective for using it. Because they could be used in a variety of ways, it is important to know how exactly you want to utilize the program, otherwise confusion could ensue. What do I need to gather before I begin? Computer and internet access must be available, as well as purpose. What will my students accomplish using this tool? Students will be able to accomplish collaboration, response and discussion outside of the classroom without face to face interaction. They will also be able to track upcoming events and assignments, if that is the purpose of the page. It all depends in what way the program is used. How will this Online tool help you? Your students? See the question above about how students and teachers could use the programs. What are the benefits (added value) to using this Online Tool? This could allow shy students to post their answers and opinions without the pressure that they will receive face to face confrontation with other students. It could help with organization. In addition, it allows for discussion outside of class and paperless assignments. Teachers can easily check students’ work and understanding from home or school. What challenges will you face as you work with this Online Tool? Both programs require at school, and possibly at home, computer and internet access. This could present a problem for at school use and at home use for students.

Review of Stixy and Postica Names: Dina and Trilby What does this tool do? Stixy: Create an online filing cabinet. Postica: Create an online filing cabinet. Who is this tool for? Teachers -Yes Students-Yes What will be created? Stixy and Postica: A database of documents online that can be easily shared with others. Are the steps clearly laid out? Stixy: Yes, it was easy to use, but the layout intimidating. There is a lot of content on one page. Postica: Yes. This website was very easy to use. Not much clutter. What should I know before I begin? Stixy: Others need to join to get access to your notes and files. Postica: Others may or may not need to join to get access to your notes and files. It’s unclear. What do I need to gather before I begin? Any documents you’d like to put in an online database What will my students accomplish using this tool? Students could create a growing database of materials used for a group project. Students could post completed assignments to a class sticky. How will this Online tool help you? Your students? Stixy and Postica: It can keep all types of files for a project in one place. Everyone will have access to the materials in one place without emailing back and forth. Which curriculum links or SOL competencies could this Online Tool encourage? Any you’d like to make collaborative What are the benefits (added value) to using this Online Tool? Stixy: You can post deadlines, events, and different board for different projects. You can lock individual parts of the board. You can upload docs up to 50MB Postica: There aren’t any distracting components. You can sync to iGoogle and twitter. What challenges will you face as you work with this Online Tool? It seems students can post any desired content on Postica. Postica: Can only upload docs up to 5MB How do you manage content on Postica? Is there a file limit on either website? **__Names: Wallwisher and linoit__** (aden Stinebrickner-Kauffman) What does this tool do? These tools are very similar. They create a public “wall” that anyone can post to. In the end they are much like a form only more visually arranged.
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Who is this tool for? Teachers Students

What will be created? This could be used in a lot of ways. Probably more that I can’t come up with. But in essence it appears to act like a public forum. Anything you can do with a forum can be done here. But linoit also has calendar features making it perhaps more appropriate for use in schools.

Are the steps clearly laid out? Neither seemed to be particularly easy to use. Linoit appears to have better instructions but is also more complex so it still leaves me with more questions.

What should I know before I begin? Not much.

What do I need to gather before I begin? You will need an e-mail address for some features.

What will my students accomplish using this tool? Students can use it as a reminder for assignments and dates they need to remember. They could also use it as a question/answer forum and a way to collaborate.

How will this Online tool help you? Your students? In the case of Linoit it will help students and teachers keep track of assignments. Both of them will also help students and teacher communicate in a question answer format.

What are the benefits (added value) to using this Online Tool? Better Organization and better communication between students and teacher What challenges will you face as you work with this Online Tool? Neither seems particularly simple to use and in particular seemed to not be good for math/science notation.

Can I use math/science notation is responses or would this solely be used as an organizational tool in those classrooms.
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Postica and Stixy Names: Shawny Tan and Eric Jones

What does this tool do? Postica and Stixy allow students to post sticky notes and share sticky notes with other students.

Who is this tool for? This collaboration tool can be useful for both teachers and students. Students can share ideas with each other, and teachers can bounce lesson ideas and other insights off each other.

What will be created? A board with sticky notes will be created. In the case of Stixy, sticky notes, photographs, and documents can be posted onto the board. A “ToDo” calendar can also be posted on the board.

Are the steps clearly laid out? The steps in Stixy are clearly laid out. It is very clear how to add users to the board and how to post documents, photographs, and “ToDo” calendars. There are buttons or links for each item.

However, it is unclear how to share sticky boards on Postica. Only one board appears, and you must click “New Note” to post a note on another user’s board. In order to post a document onto the sticky board, you must also click “New Note.” It first seems as though Postica only can only handle sticky notes, but after some exploration, it is evident that documents can also be posted.

What should I know before I begin? You must create a log-in for both sites. For Postica, you must know the e-mail for your friend’s board that you would like to post on. For Stixy, you must also know the e-mail addresses of people you want to share your sticky board with.

What do I need to gather before I begin? You must gather the e-mail addresses of other individuals who you want to share your sticky board with.

What will my students accomplish using this tool? Students can read each other’s posts and edit them. They will be able to see how other students have responded to specific questions. They will also be able to separate their notes based on colors.

On Stixy, students can share their sticky board with the world. Guests can visit the sticky board and post/edit widgets. (Widgets are the posts on the board.)

How will this Online tool help you? Your students? One way I can imagine using Stixy is posting a picture or document on the board, and having students respond to the picture or document in groups. Groups can be separated by color. A teacher can also post a calendar of events for the class on the board. Students can respond to when they will be absent, what they will miss, and what they like or don’t like on the sticky board.

Postica can be used for similar functions. However, it will be harder for students to collaborate because they have to type in the e-mail address of the class board every time they want to post on that board.

Which curriculum links or SOL competencies could this Online Tool encourage? This tool certainly encourages writing, which is something that is not often seen in math classes. Students can post answers to a problem of the week, and explain in their post-it how they got their answers.

What are the benefits (added value) to using this Online Tool?

Students will be able to see other students’ ideas and solutions, and they will be able to respond to those solutions. If students are stuck on a problem, they can see how other students started out and learn from them without asking the teacher.

What challenges will you face as you work with this Online Tool? Since the users of a sticky board on Stixy are allowed to edit all of the post-its on that board, students may edit each other’s post-its and take other students’ ideas for their own.

Students may feel more comfortable working with Postica because the board is simple and is not cluttered by a bunch of other buttons or information. Postica is probably the best board if students want to create and work on their own individual sticky board. Stixy is probably the better board for collaboration. Postica, however, is slow and sometimes freezes. You must restart it if it freezes.


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Postica vs. Stixy Names: David Sowards Sarah Taylor

What does this tool do? Postica- an online sticky note tool where you have your own collection of notes accessible from any computer. Stixy- an online clipboard that uses widgets to upload information.

Who is this tool for? Teachers – Postica- very easy to use to keep track of little notes Stixy- very intricately organized Students –could be useful in collaboration

What will be created? A “clipboard” that has many website-like characteristics. - In each you have your own collection of sticky notes which can include photos, videos, and to do’s which you are able to share with others.

Are the steps clearly laid out? Postica- steps are very simple and well laid out. Stixy- Yes, very simple What should I know before I begin? In both you need to know what you want to post, where it’s located on your computer, and who you want to share your notes with. What do I need to gather before I begin? See above What will my students accomplish using this tool? Students can collaborate on projects by sharing their thoughts, ideas, photos, videos, and calendars. Both seem to be more user friendly than a wiki to us.

How will this Online tool help you? Your students? Both will help with organization (which I need a lot of help with-Sarah) It will help students collaborate on projects Postica seems slightly less complicated which may be more helpful for students than Stixy.

Which curriculum links or SOL competencies could this Online Tool encourage? -collaborative media presentations - using technology in society

What are the benefits (added value) to using this Online Tool? It allows for the creation of an online page where students and teachers can collaborate with not only text, but photos, videos, and calendars as well. -Postica allows you to send notes through your Twitter account -Both free!!!!!!!!!!

What challenges will you face as you work with this Online Tool? Postica claims that you can send notes to people without accounts, but it didn’t work when I tried. We think you have to be a member of Stixy to share things as well. -Can only upload things up to 5MB


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Lino it & Wallwisher Names: Shawny Tan and Eric Jones

What does this tool do? These are online walls that allow you to put stickies, notes, memos, photos, and videos.

Who is this tool for? Both tools can be used teacher and students, but I feel that teachers will have more use for it. What will be created? Virtual wall that can view that can be shared to other; the wall allows you post note

Are the steps clearly laid out? Yes, but we did have some trouble setting up the accounts. What should I know before I begin? I would suggest that you use your already established Google and yahoo account to create your walls. What do I need to gather before I begin? web address What will my students accomplish using this tool? Another set of informal collaboration tools; easy way to give and get feedback

How will this Online tool help you? Your students? I would use these tools to allow students to collaborate on assignments. It would allow students to present comments and questions that can be directed to everyone. Which curriculum links or SOL competencies could this Online Tool encourage? Check for understanding and mini journal entr What are the benefits (added value) to using this Online Tool? I think these both are excellent collaboration tools

What challenges will you face as you work with this Online Tool? Inappropriate or off task behaviors;


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 * Does linoIt allow restrictions that give the admin to filter content? **

Choosing an Online Tool // (delete this title before pasting into wiki) // Names: Katie, Abby, Patrick What does this tool do? Postica: A post-it note collaboration tool involving a large surface that allows sticky notes. Stixy: A collaboration tool involving a large accessible surface, which you may use for adding documents, notes, pictures, etc. Who is this tool for? Students and Teachers: Students and teachers can use both tools, which are very similar to Linoit and WallWisher. What will be created? A large surface area for sticky notes and other documents. Postica is more accessible as far as sharing. Stixy has built in applications, such as a calendar for improved collaboration. Are the steps clearly laid out? Yes, both are clearly laid out. Postica is a bit clearer, although the more complex portions of Stixy are embedded applications. What should I know before I begin? It may be nice to have student code names for filtration purposes on Postica. Users will find the rest of the tool to be quite intuitive. It’s worth examining the example templates for Stixy—if you’re students plan on working with Stixy a proper intro is paramount. What will my students accomplish using this tool? Upload documents quickly, collaborate and post information quickly. Complex collaboration and scheduling as well as sharing a final product in an authentic manner. Students could also use this tool to exhibit the process portion of their final product. How will this Online tool help you? Your students? Using the filtering tool, teachers could use Postica for a quick HW check. The surface could also remove potential for homework copying and encourage completion with the right procedures set in place. I think Stixy is a great to tool for assessing the process of work in a group project. The teacher can check group calendars to see when groups are meeting/have met, can look at what sources and pictures are posted and then look to see how these are manipulated in the final project. Which curriculum links or SOL competencies could this Online Tool encourage? Groupwork standards Media standards What are the benefits (added value) to using this Online Tool? See above. What challenges will you face as you work with this Online Tool? Complexity. Stixy probably requires some training and investigation. In both, students can potentially post anonymously. This will allow for students to add inappropriate or questionable posts. It will require specific procedures and active teacher monitoring. ** ** ** What questions do you have as you investigate this Online Tool?** ** ** I’m having trouble figuring out how to delete content in Postica. I looked at the help window, however, I cannot find the trash bin.