TLED 430 Module 3 Collaborative Assignment

Web 2.0 Tools to Support Collaborative learning

Read the directions in Blackboard on how to complete this sheet.

MY NAME: Delaney Garrison

Name of the tool Peergrade
Where to access this https://www.peergrade.io/
tool
Brief instructions of ***For teacher sign up***
how to use the tool 1. Go to https://www.peergrade.io/
2. Sign up
3. Choose “I’m a teacher”  (students will use the code given after sign up)
4. Name, email, institution
5. Create a password
6. Answer the following questions given
7. Create a class
8. It then gives you the option to create an assignment. Which then follows with the option
to create/upload details, a rubric, and a template
9. Verify email (within your actual email). Once verified, log back in, click on participants.
It will give you a class code to give to your students/class
4 Positives and 3 Positives: Challenges:
challenges of using 1. Simple, easy to use directions 1. Made for upper level grades (4th and 5th)
the tool 2. Easy FREE access 2. Requires detailed steps/directions
3. Built in rubrics and templates 3. Elementary students may need more
4. Better feedback for student work structure

Together with your 1. English  Elementary (upper grades): Students can upload their rough draft paragraphs
group: and have a peer edit/review their work. Once they are complete and each student has
BRAINSTORM reviewed/edited another classmate’s work, they can submit their assignment for a grade.
specific grade This gets students prepared for middle school/high school when peer reviewing and/or
level/subject matter grading is a common assignment.
ideas for how the tool 2. All subjects  Any grade level: Peergrade can be used for group projects within a class.
can be used in PK-12. Each student is able to log into their class and add/edit their project. If each student is
assigned a certain part, they can all come together at the end and combine all parts. Once
combined, students within the group will be able to comment/review/edit their peers work
with a goal of creating a collaborative assignment.
3. Science  Middle & high school: Teachers can upload a template for a science report
and students could go in and create their paper based off his/her expected template. Once
completed, it can be uploaded to Peergrade. This would be a way for the teacher to give
quicker, more effective feedback to students. Once they receive their feedback from the
teacher, they are able to save the work for future reference rather than trying to keep up
with multiple papers.

PEER’S NAME: Tyneezha

Name of the tool Ck-12
Where to access this https://www.ck12.org/teacher/
tool
Brief instructions of 1. Go to https://www.ck12.org/teacher/
how to use the tool 2. Click “JOIN”
3. Sign up using the teacher version (It gives the option to sign up as a student)
4. Once you’ve created a username and password you will set up your class
5. In that class, you will use your classroom roster to add the students names and school
email addresses
6. You will then be able to upload and share information with the students and parents in
your class.
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4 Positives and 3 Positives: Challenges:

challenges of using 1. Students can participate in different 1. There is too much information altogether.
the tool Discussion Boards with students from Seems a bit cluttered.
different schools that also have Ck-12 2. Where the separation is? What can the
2. Q & A – Students can asks other students, student see and what can the teacher see?
as well as the teacher, questions about It’s hard to tell without “actually” being the
assignments teacher or student
3. The teacher can upload useful study 3. It may be too difficult for elementary
tools/guides for extra practice that students students without the help of an adult/parent
are able to access from home
4. Class code – Students are able to sign up
by themselves as long as they have the class
code
Together with your 1. Elementary  Any subject: A It can be used as a parent guide for the younger students.
group: Tips and tools can be given to parents to use as ‘study guides” to help their student get
BRAINSTORM extra practice at home. Example: Vocabulary words, sight words, definitions, multiple
specific grade choice study guide questions, etc.
level/subject matter 2. Upper elementary grades, Middle and High school  Any subject: Discussion boards
ideas for how the tool can be created that requires students to create a post based off the teacher’s directions.
can be used in PK-12. Teachers can give certain questions or topics to discuss for students to answer. Students can
then comment on other classmates’ discussion boards with their thoughts.
3. Middle and High school  English: Essays can be uploaded to Ck-12 then teachers can
upload then to a “plagiarism” website to detect if the student has plagiarized. This tool
makes it easier to detect plagiarism compared to hand written papers.

PEER’S NAME: Kelly

Name of the tool Twiddla (Interactive whiteboard)
Where to access this https://www.twiddla.com
tool
Brief instructions of 1. Go to https://www.twiddla.com
how to use the tool 2. Click on the green “Go” button to start a new whiteboard
3. Copy the link located in the box in the right-hand corner and send it to your
students/parents so they are able to view and use the whiteboard (password protection is
available under the URL given)
4. A toolbar is located at the top of the Whiteboard with multiple options
5. To write on the Whiteboard, click on the pencil icon labeled “Draw.” There are options
to change the color and the width of the pencil markings. There is also an “Erase” feature to
erase your mistakes.
6. There is also a “Shapes” option that allows you to make different shapes on the
Whiteboard
7. There is a “Text” option that allows you to add textboxes to the Whiteboard
8. The “Web Page,” “Document,” and “Image” options on the toolbar allow you to input
webpages, documents, or images onto the Whiteboard, where you can then draw or mark
these documents
9. In the textbox on the right-hand side, you message others that are simultaneously
working on the Whiteboard
10. To save your work, click on the “Save” button in the top right corner

4 Positives and 3 Positives: Challenges:

challenges of using 1. Allows kids and teachers to collaborate
the tool when they are not in the classroom
2. More interactive than traditional
classroom lecture
3. Convenient for when students are out of
school because the teacher is able to send a
link to the whole class that may include
extra practice, activities, etc.
1. Works best with small groups (3 or 4) as
it may be too overwhelming with a while
class
2. May take time and practice for younger
kids to get used to using
3. Need access to a computer and/or internet
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4. Hands on learning approach. More

interesting for students
Together with your 1. Elementary and Middle school  English: Student can use Twiddla for sentence
group: diagraming. The teacher could put multiple sentences on the whiteboard and students could
BRAINSTORM add too/break them apart, identify the different parts of a sentence, correct mistakes, etc.
specific grade 2. All grades  Any subject: Students could use this to brainstorm for a paper or project,
level/subject matter problem solve for the best solution/result, compare and contrast, cause and effect, and
ideas for how the tool many more.
can be used in PK-12. 3. This tool has a feature that allows students to use and draw different shapes.
Kindergarten students could use this for extra practice on drawing shapes and using their
colors and school and at home.