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=Web Based Collaborative Writing=

Using web-based collaborative writing tools such as TitanPad / Primary Pad, Kidblog, Evernote, QuickTopic, Penzu, Today's Meet, Microsoft OneNote / Skydrive, and Twiddla participants will explore options for engaging students in shared work and content rich writing. Student notebooks that may be shared, common writing and revision experiences, and back-channeling based on classroom activities will be modeled. These tools can change the way we work together, the way we work with students, and the way students work together.



Today's Meet
This online back-channeling tool requires no account creation or sign in for teachers or students. It is an on-demand space to have a real-time second channel of communication going during a lesson, presentation, video, or Socratic seminar. It is a valuable way to give all students equal opportunity to participate and provides valuable feedback for the teacher.

TitanPad
To create an instant collaborative writing space go to @http://titanpad.com/ or Primary Pad at @http://primarypad.com/

Classroom Management Group Example: @http://titanpad.com/9exPoTfNtI

TitanPad Pro
To sign up for a Pro account for you and your students (with unlimited number of concurrent users) go to @http://titanpad.com/ep/pro-signup/ //Please Note: TitanPad is case sensitive! Make sure that capitalization in the email address and password you set is what the users will know and use.//


 * If you need a way to make an easy link for the public pads you create use** @http://tinyurl.com/. You can also add links to your teacher webpage, to a a class wiki or webpage, a MS Word document on the server, or even your Diigo or Delicious accounts.


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Public Pad vs. TitanPad Pro Group**


 * ~  ||~ **Public** **Pad** ||~ **Pro** **Group** ||
 * **Students and Teachers** **Must Create Accounts** || No || Yes ||
 * **Student Must Sign In** || No || Yes ||
 * **Teacher Must Add Users** || No || Yes ||
 * **Private** || No || Yes ||
 * **Pad Can be Created in** **Advance** || Yes || Yes ||
 * **Link for Pad Must Be Shared** **with Students** || Yes || No ||
 * **Import and Export of Contents** || Yes || Yes ||

Penzu
This online notebook does require account creation, including a first and last name, email address, and the creation of a password. Each entry can be kept private or shared with name included or anonymously,


 * Go to @https://penzu.com/
 * Click on Sign up to create your account. (Students MUST be at least 13 years old to create an account. Teachers of students less than 13 years old can create an account for the class and share the login information with students so that they can all log in to the same journal and just create pages. This would require being very specific about what to name the page!)
 * Go to the **journal created for our class today**. (This is an example of how Penzu might be used with students younger than 13 years old. **Use your instructor's email address and the password provided during training to access it. Each of you will find your own page on which to write.**)
 * **On your page:**//(By carefully constructing the assignment the teacher can use these entries to address writing, technology, and content standards and to ensure rigor and relevance.)//


 * 1) Explain how you would decide who "lives or dies" and what factors should be considered. You may want to consider scientific/medical, social, economic, or other factors.
 * 2) Create a prioritized list of determining factors and justify the inclusion and placement of each.


 * IF this entry were done by a student more than 13 years old and using his or her own Penzu account,we would do this: When you are ready to receive feedback on your writing, click on the Share icon and email the link for this ENTRY to your partner. (All entries are Private by default, only seen by others when they are intentionally shared. A Public Link can also be created and shared, perhaps posted in response to a note or assignment in Edmodo!.)
 * Go to and comment on your partner's entry. Remember to use the DWM Rubric and to be constructive.

Twiddla
Go to @http://www.twiddla.com/home.aspx

Teachers & Students:
//(from the Twiddla FAQ page)// **Free for Educational Uses**! Sign up for a Free Trial, then send us an email from a .edu address (or whatever screwy extention they use in your land), and we'll hook you with a Pro account free of charge. We're at info@twiddla.com. Be sure to include your username! With an educator account you can still only have one meeting at a time, but one of the nice benefits of doing this is that you gain.... [|Custom Meeting URLs] [|Unlimited Storage] [|Password Protected Private Meetings] [|SSL Security] [|Presenter/Moderator Controls]

Our Example Page

=Evernote=

@https://evernote.com/

Use evernote for free to create a class show case of original writings or even a class authored book. Each student may create an individual page and allow others to help edit and revise. The final writing may be published for all to see with a shared link. You may use the website, software which can be downloaded, or the ipad app.

Click here for a classroom example for constructed response math.

OneNote
@http://onenote.com

Collect all the information you need from anywhere in one spot. Take notes the easy way. Download OneNote for free on your PC, Mac, phone, and tablet. Then gather all your ideas in your notebooks stored online with OneDrive, so they’re always with you. Collaborate in one place seamlessly. The ultimate notebook tool!

=Kidblog- offers a free safe online environment for your class to publish, read, and revise writing.=

Read More About Why Kidblog?

Learn How To Get Started
2. CLICK CREATE A CLASS 3. Choose a Display Name (this will appear on the login screen) 4. Fill in all necessary information 5. Choose A Class Name remember this will appear at the top of the Class Blog || 2. Go to Control Panel once logged in your Kidblog account. Create Users. 3. Near the bottom of the page Browse for the CSV File (which is an excel spreadsheet) 4. Click the Blue Button Process CSV File 5. You will now see the usernames that have been created. An example: //Kidblog will only allow 50 users per class. If needed, you can also create a new class.// || 1. Instruct Students To Go To This Page on Student Computers: [] 2. Students Click The Secret Code Red Button (students will wait for the teacher to display the secret code) 3. Open Teacher Kidblog using your username and password 4. Teacher Clicks CONTROL PANEL (upper right corner) 5. Teacher Clicks SETTINGS (middle of the page) 6. Teacher Clicks SHOW FOR PROJECTOR/SCREEN this will display the code students will need to type in. 7. Students type the code in and click JOIN CLASS 8. Students type in first name and Compass password. 9. Students will never do this again since they will just go your teacher webpage and click Our Class Blog and then they will pick their name from the list and type in the password there. || ||
 * **Setting Up A Teacher Account and Class** || 1. Go to kidblog.org
 * **1. FIRST METHOD: Importing Students Into KidBlog** **(middle school/high school)** || 1. Place User Name and Student Password in an Excel spreadsheet
 * **2. SECOND METHOD: Allowing Students to Join Your Class** **(elementary)** || Watch a Video For These Directions

=Regenerate The Class Code= You will want to regenerate your class code so other student that are not in your class will get it and join the blog. 1. The Teacher will go to CONTROL PANEL 2. Click SETTINGS 3. Under Class Signup Code click REGENERATE (this will change the code so others will not know it but you can use the new code if you ever need to add a student quickly) 2. Click on your NAME in the top right corner near the logout link. 3. Click on the USERS tab. 4. Click on ADD NEW USERS. 5. Add a display name for a student (Example Hayden or HaydenD) 6. Add a password (You might manually enter a different password, such as a lunch number for each, or give all students the same password and then have them change it later - Example - panthers.) 7. Make sure "Student" is selected in the ROLE drop down. 8. Click "ADD NEW USER" 9. Repeat steps 5 thru 8 for all students. How Students Log In 10. When you are ready for students to log in, take them to the direct link to your kidblog. (Example - kidblog.org/MsHooversClass-3) 11. Have them click "Login" in the top right corner on the blue bar. 12. Have them choose their name from the dropdown menu. 13. Have them enter the password you assigned them. || 2. Have them look for the empty picture and CLICK CHANGE AVATAR 3. Students Click OR CHOOSE FROM OUR COLLECTION 4. Students Press SAVE AVATAR 5. Students can also choose the theme that will appear on their Blog by Clicking the dot for the theme they would like 6. Students will have to press UPDATE PROFILE by scrolling down to the bottom of the page. || ||
 * **3. Third METHOD: Add students to your class and give them a startup password** **(elementary)** || 1. Log in to your Kidblog class
 * **Choosing An Avatar and Background** ***Changing Backgrounds is now a "paid" feature. Teachers can change the background for the group, but individual students cannot change their own backgrounds.** || 1. Students will be logged in on their DASHBOARD

2. Choose Settings 3. Inside Settings you can adjust control the look and feel of Kidblog including Posts, Comments, and User Permissions *If you want students' posts and comments to show immediately, be sure that the settings for both Posts and Comments are set to No Moderation. ||
 * ==**Adjusting The Teacher Control Panel**== || 1. Once logged in Kidblog choose Control Panel.