What are online collaborative projects? Where can I find them? What tools can I use in a collaborative project?

1. Online Collaborative Projects Janetta Garton Willard R-II Schools http://www.willard.k12.mo.us/co/tech/collaborate.htm

2. Collaborative Projects use the Internet to enhance curriculum-based lessons include collaboration with people in another location vary in difficulty vary in time requirements

3. Good collaborative projects: Encourage project-based learning Have a real-world application Disseminate results to all participants so that everyone benefits from the larger experience Teach social skills, cooperative problem solving, conflict resolution, etc Include curriculum standards Have detailed instructions Provide a way for participants to ask questions Have a defined timeline

4. The Ceres S-Cool Project The Ceres S-Cool Project by NASA Grades 4-12 Report cloud observations: cloud type , cloud height , cloud cover , and visual opacity or cloud thickness Data complied in a spreadsheet that you can download

5. Monster Exchange Monster Exchange K-8 Classrooms are paired Groups of student design an original picture of a monster and write a description Classes then exchange their descriptions Student translate descriptions into a monster picture

6. Global Grocery List Project Global Grocery List Project K-12 Student collect pricing data using list of grocery items Class averages student data Class submits average prices using online form Access 16 years of data from all other the world Compare, graph, and analysis data Draw conclusions and make deductions (why are oranges so much cheaper in Florida?) By David Warlick See the Fusion: Collaborative Projects workshop webpage for more example projects

8. When choosing a project…. Choose a project that matches your curriculum that fits your level of computer use for which you have the required resources that fits your schedule that has been run successfully before that you can do with teachers you know

9. Tools Tools Google Docs: share, collaborate with documents, spreadsheets, presentations; create online forms to collect data; Wikispaces: multiple authors contribute to a website Blog: publish article, visitors comment and converse ePALs: email for students Flickr: create a group to share images Delicious: share links, create an project account, use for: Slideshare: share presentations Google Calendar: plan/schedule File Sharing: Box.net or drop.io Skype: video, chat Mikogo screensharing After participating in an established project, if you want to create your own, see the Publishing an Original Collaborative Project handout and Planning Template on the Fusion: Collaborative Projects workshop website.