Collaboration in the Classroom
Baiboard, Padlet, Talkboard, Mathchat, and Backchanneling Tools
Baiboard (app) - Interactive and Collaborative Whiteboard
- Use collaboratively or as a presenter with url on web
- Can view online, but no interactivity
- Grid paper for math applications
- Can export as pdf for uploading to Edmodo, etc.
- Multiple ways to share presentation/work
- Would not work well with teacher-led, large group
- Live Voice Conferencing worked with email invite
- Chat voice recorder did not work
- Twitter: @BaiBoard
Classroom Ideas: Small Group Review book (geometric figures), Vocabulary Frayer Model, Create a Storybook, storyboard planning for videos, concept mapping, math problem solutions as a group
Padlet (website)- Collaborative Posting Wall
- Provides a QR code for sharing
- Login optional. If not logged in, your boards are not saved in your account
- Pins created on a computer will show up in a different location on the iPad (maps, grids)
- iPad is not as user friendly
- Twitter: @padlet
Classroom Ideas: Pre-unit what would you like to know, Poll, Post questions, Post final Products, Exit Ticket, Each student posts examples of concept, classifying/sorting
Talkboard (app)
- No login for student
- Collaborative slides
- Allow handwriting or images
- Audio chat feature
- Easily sharable
Mathchat (app)
- Class login, no email signup necessary
- Real-time
- Math keyboard that will check problems and steps
- Whiteboard for drawing
- Chat feature
- Can draw or point on screen
- Notifications to teacher and student when help is asked for
- Twitter: @mathchat
Today's Meet (& other Backchanneling Tools)
- Can submit web links
- No pictures
- Can convert to transcript for easier scrolling
- QR Code access to Today's Meet
- Today's Meet now has paid teacher tools
- Cannot moderate posts
Classroom Ideas: Create a simple story for groups to add to, Brainstorm, Allow all students to participate in activity, Post links or QR codes for easy access
More Notable Tools
Google Word Processing - Create, share, collaborate and access your documents from anywhere
- More storage for documents and videos
- Can see Edit history
- Multiple steps to share Sheets and Docs with links on iPad
- Apps now available and being updated often : Sheets, Docs, Slides
Classroom Ideas: Collect data, assessment, student project checklist
Evernote - Note-taking for you or the World
- Take picture, video
- Now shareable
- Works with Penultimate and Skitch to do more with your documents.
Scrawlar - Shareable online whiteboard and document sharing
- Not editable in real-time right now.
- Works on web, ipad, iphone
- No student email signup
Classroom Ideas:
April Harris
Email: april.harris@midwayisd.org
Location: 8200 Mars Drive, Waco, TX 76712, United States
Twitter: @aprilharris425