Tech2Go » etherpad http://tech2go.edublogs.org Using technology to change the way we think about teaching and learning.... Thu, 07 May 2009 20:19:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 en hourly 1 EtherPad – Really Realtime Text Collaboration http://tech2go.edublogs.org/2009/05/07/etherpad-%e2%80%93-really-realtime-text-collaboration/ http://tech2go.edublogs.org/2009/05/07/etherpad-%e2%80%93-really-realtime-text-collaboration/#comments Thu, 07 May 2009 19:34:13 +0000 Dr. Dave Ramage http://tech2go.edublogs.org/?p=63 EtherPadThe tagline “Really Realtime” implies that we need a solution for collaboration with text that doesn’t require accounts, or prearranged access to shared docs. I agree, and EtherPad.com seems to be a great solution. Dr. Kristen Kozloski, a colleague, found the site to meet a need for a professional learning session we’re getting ready to lead together. I don’t see this resources as a competitor to Google Docs, but as a complimentary strategy when quick, universal access to text-sharing is required. It has great possibilities for the classroom.

We plan to use the tool in a web 2.0 session for middle school teachers. EtherPad will allow us to collect a few words of reflection from every staff member in a few minutes near the end of the session. The combined text from the collaboratively written reflection will be transformed into a visual context using Wordle and we’ll display the collective thinking in a very powerful and compelling way.

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