TLED 430 Module 3 Collaborative Assignment

Web 2.0 Tools to Support Collaborative learning

MY NAME: Kari Roberts

Name of the tool Twiddla
Where to access https://www.twiddla.com
this tool (web
address)
Brief instructions 1. Open your web browser.
of how to use the 2. Type in the URL https://www.twiddla.com.
tool 3. Click the green “GO” button in the middle of the screen to start a meeting.
4. You have now started a meeting on a white board as a guest and will need to send
the meeting URL to the other participants. This is found in the gray area of the chat
box on the upper right of the screen. For our group, the URL is
https://www.twiddla.com/g74qsb
5. Meeting password is TLED430.
6. The other participants will open their web browsers and type in the given URL and
they will be sent directly to the same white board meeting without any further steps
required.
7. Now that they have joined the meeting they can click the guest name box next to
the pencil in the chat box and type their name to identify them when they chat and
when they make changes to the board.
8. The group can now collaborate from their separate locations and even chat in real
time using the chat box. There are different population functions in the toolbar across
the top next to the “Hello Twiddla” name tag.
a. Whiteboard- each time you click this button, it will clear any previous
information.
b. Web Page- this link gives you a drop box to choose what you would like to
show on the screen. Scroll to the bottom and type in a public URL and the website will
be added to the board in a fully functional status so that it can be viewed as a group.
c. Etherpad- this is a shared document that can be edited by multiple people at
the same time.
d. Document- you can upload a saved document from your device to share and
edit as a group.
e. Image- you can upload one or more images from your device to the meeting.
*Once the meeting is populated with one of the above five options, then you can use
the browse button to navigate the web page. The select button gives a pointer that
allows you to select any of the given data that is not a web page. The draw button
allows you to free hand draw on the board using your mouse cursor. Under the main
toolbar when in draw mode, you can change the color of the ink, the size of the line,
and add gridlines. The erase button allows the user to erase anything that they chose.
However, if it is a website, the erasing is not permanent. If you click the browse
button again, any editing that you have done will go away while you are in browse
mode. The shapes button allows you to draw given shapes on the meeting board. You
can choose from line, square, rounded corner square, or circle. The text button allows
you to add a text box, speech bubble, or sticky note on the meeting board. You can
change the font, font size, bold, italics, and alignment of the text using the area under
the main toolbar. There is a quick link for images, documents, and mathematical
formulas at the bottom left of the screen.
* On the top right corner, the button for room opens the room settings and allows you
to rename the meeting, rename the URL for the meeting, change between
collaboration and presentation, change the access from public to “require knock”, or
“private” which allows you to set a password for entry to the meeting. The Save
button to the right of room settings allows you to take a screen shot of the current
twiddling and saves a copy to the images tray at the bottom. Screen shots are only
available if the meeting is created by an established account holder. Guests cannot
take screen shots and no screenshots are allowed when the meeting is created by a
guest.
9. If needed during the class presentation, the teacher can also join the meeting and
make any necessary corrections to the information as it is being presented to the
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class.
10. This tool can also be used as an interactive tool that is initiated by the teacher so
that students can write the answers on the board from their seats and the teacher can
use her laptop to present the Twiddla screen on the classroom white board. This
prevents students from needed to move around the room during lecture.
3 1. SOL 1.14 for English Education
SOL/Grade/Conte The student will conduct research to answer questions or solve problems using available
nt Ideas for how resources.
the tool can be c) Identify pictures, text, or people as sources of information.
used in PK-12 e) Record information.
For SOL 1.14, the students will research, study and record the text and pictures that
they find about a given topic and create a white board meeting with the pictures and
texts to explain their group specific topic.
2. SOL 4.4 for Science Education
The student will investigate and understand basic plant anatomy and life
processes.
a) the structures of typical plants and the function of each structure.
b) processes and structures involved with plant reproduction.
For SOL 4.4, the students can work together in groups to research and discover the
structures and unique functions of each structure of a basic plant and a basic plant
cell. The students can use Twiddla to create a class presentation in a white board
meeting that can also be used to work on their oral presentation skills.
3. SOL K.1 for Health Education
The student will identify and describe key health and safety concepts.
e) Describe the five senses (sight, hearing, smell, taste, touch) and the major body
parts (e.g., head, trunk, arms, legs, hands, and feet).
For SOL K.1, the students will learn about the major body parts and groups as well as
the senses that are associated with each body part. The class will be divided into six
groups and each group will be assigned a body part/region. They will work together
using Twiddla to create a white board meeting to present to their class.
4 Positives and 3 Positives:
challenges of 1. This program is very easy to populate in once you understand how to navigate it.
using the tool 2. The program is a public based profile program that can be accessed by anyone with
the URL, but can also be secured with a password so that you can determine the
people that have authority to make changes to your presentation.
3. There is a chat feature that allows the group to communicate on real time while
they are collaborating on the assignment.
4. The program is free unless you choose to upgrade to receive additional features. If
you need the additional features only temporarily, then there is a free 30-day trial
available.
5. This is a tool that can be used by all ages with minimal instruction needed.

Challenges:
1. The program is a little difficult to learn to navigate because there are no beginner
instructions, but minimal help is needed.
2. It is too easy to delete information that was previously populated with no ability to
use the “undo” feature to get it back.
3. I created the meeting as a guest and then went back and created an account. Once
a meeting is started by a guest, you cannot take snapshots of the screen within the
program. It prompts for an upgrade or free trial, but still does not allow snap shots.

PEER 1’S Jessica Donovan

NAME:
Name of the tool Mindomo
Where to access https://www.mindomo.com/
this tool (web
address)
Brief instructions 1. Go to the webpage www.mindomo.com
of how to use the 2. In the upper right corner, click sign in.
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tool 3. If you are a first-time user, create an account, but if you are doing this for a class
assignment then enter the email address provided by your teacher.
4. Click student.
5. Click create in the top left corner.
6. Name your project as directed by your teacher.
7. Click the down arrow and add your topics.
8. You will use subtopics from there to add your gathered information.
9. Add pictures using the photo button on the left side of the screen.
10. Once complete, click the presenter icon at the top right.
11. You can add slides at this point to take you to different parts of the presentation.
12. Preview your presentation by clicking the play button and then arrow through your
presentation.
13. If you need to share the presentation with you class or teacher, this is done by
cliking the share button at the top right.
14. Click done.

3 1. TIV.1-Theater Grade 12
SOL/Grade/Conte Create a web map to describe multidimensional characters. The students can
nt Ideas for how dissect physical appearance, background, personality, relationships, and changes that
the tool can be the character goes through during the script.
used in PK-12 2. English 12.1
Use details, illustrations, statistics, comparisons, and analogies to support the
presentation that you are giving in the subtopics sections. You can add media, visual
aids, and even use grammar check programs to ensure that your presentation is as
clean and thorough as possible. Collaboration can be done by small or large groups.
3. Art AI.2 Grade 9-12
The students can use Mindomo to identify and describe their design process. They
can upload images and sketches that they are working on to show their classmates
and to keep them as a portfolio type set up.

This tool can be used to create information maps for any subject and for any age
group. It was extremely easy to navigate.
4 Positives and 3 Positive:
challenges of 1. Easy thought organization
using the tool 2. Fun way to create a presentation without using power point
3. Very diverse capabilities and applications
4. Accessible from any device with internet access.

Challenges:
1. Creating a new account takes time.
2. Takes time to learn how to use the program
3. Picture importing is difficult and changes are hard to make once the picture has
been uploaded.

PEER 2’S Kelly Vann

NAME:
Name of the tool Wikispaces
Where to access http://www.wikispaces.com/content/classroom
this tool (web
address)
Brief instructions 1. Access the internet and go to the webpage www.wikispaces.com/content/classroom
of how to use the 2. Access the classroom that you have been added to by entering the code 7MKH7TT
tool (The invitation link is https://wikispaces.coc/join/7MKH7TT)
3. The classroom offers a calendar to give you the due dates of your assignments.
4. Assignment direct links can be added to the calendar by due date so that the
student can click it and be sent directly to the assignment.
5. There is a communication board so that you can talk with classmates.
6. Documents can be uploaded to the appropriate assignment.

3 1. Math 3.10
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SOL/Grade/Conte The teacher can set up a tutorial on how to read the temperature to the nearest
nt Ideas for how degree and then add it to the classroom program.
the tool can be 2. Language Arts 3.5
used in PK-12 The teacher can link the webpage readworks.org to the classroom and the
students can access the learning session on the comprehension of fictional text and
poetry using the class code V5MESH
3. Science 2.1
The teacher can upload the presentation on scientific reasoning, logic, and the
nature of science so that the class can view the materials from any device that has
internet access.
4 Positives and 3 Positives:
challenges of 1. Power point presentations can be added for student review.
using the tool 2. Allows open discussions.
3. Assignments are easily loaded to the calendar.
4. Information can easily be changed by anybody

Challenges:
1. Difficult to populate multiple pieces of information without using a powerpoint
2. Not very user friendly
3. Would require the teacher to teach the students how to use the tool and would be
difficult to use in a special needs setting