I used the drawing tool to brainstorm ideas with another classmate using the scriblink website. This is one of the best features on this program. I took a screenshot of the session below:
This tool is great to use in the classroom. My partner and I were on different computers, in different areas of the room discussing the idea of Web 2.0 technologies. I was able to send my partner a link and she was able to join my page and brainstorm with me.
Some features of this website are:
- We could use our names in the chat area, however, we could not save our chat once we left the page.
- We could use different colors and different sizes of fonts to show who was writing what information. However, when you write, you cannot highlight your writing, or edit your writing once you leave the area.
- We could write at the same time, however, if one of us hits the clear button, it will clear the entire screen.
- We could save our work or print our work.
- We can return to the page later to edit our work. This is our url: http://www.scriblink.com/index.jsp?act=phome&roomid=5810&KEY=20EC7CD01AC5DEB61A9C583AEC0DDFC1
- We did not use the math equation tool. Since this program has a drawing tool, the math equation tools seems useless. However, the math equation tool can help you create math fractions or exponents easier. Also, its takes a little practice to understand the tool.
This is another online drawing board. We linked through email again, however, this time we uploaded a document and worked on it together.
The differences between scriblink and dabbleboard are:
- You can edit the text as you write, or you can edit the text of your classmate.
- The text tool and delete buttons are different. This website did not have an erase button on the toolbar.
- The collaboration is not instant. Once you hit the "done" button, then your partner sees your work.
- This site has a redo button, therefore if you accidentally erase an object, you can put it back in.
- The math tool is easier to use on this website. It has some math symbols and uses exponents or subscripts. Also, you can change the window to a grid, which is great for graphing in math.
- Since we only signed in as guest, we can only download our project and print it, you cannot go back to the project and edit it.
Rachel,
ReplyDeleteSriblink and Dabbleboard seem like such great tools! They seem like they have the same interaction as instant messaging however, it is much more powerful. Do you know if these sites are blocked by our county? I would love to use these tools in my classroom. I think these tools would motivate those students that are in groups and hope for someone else to "cover" for them! It is a great way to hold the students accountable for their own work. These sites also make it easy to see who has made a comment and the connections they can make between each other's comments.
You mentioned that you signed on as a guest. Do you have to register for these tools? If so, is there a fee?
Hello Steph,
ReplyDeleteGREAT NEWS! I checked today and these sites are not blocked by AACPS.
Also, you do not need to register for the sites to use the simple features. However, if you like to save work samples:
Dabbleboard is free to register or you can pay different amounts for different features.
Scriblink is free without registration; however, if you register it is a fee for additional features.
I'm glad you found this technology. I haven't hear about it before. Can you imagine how helpful this could be if all students had computers at their desks? You could have students partner with others without having to move their seats! Not necessarily a good thing to lose the face to face, but could be an excellent tool for quick interactions that wouldn't be so disrupting to the class as when partners move into groups.
ReplyDeleteThis is a great way to manage a technology rich environment. Although students are sitting in different areas of the room, they can still collaborate on projects online. Therefore, each student can work on a computer and share their work with their group mates, without having one student using the computer the entire time to complete a group assignment. This type of online collaboration can lead to collaboration at school or outside of school.
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