Collaboration

Google Suite

The google suite of tools operates in the cloud and includes the following tools that can all be used to collaborate with others. Docs, slides, sheets, maps, Keep notes, sites, Youtube, Blogger, Photos, Drive, Classroom, Calendar and Gmail. The advantage of operating from the cloud is that you can access all of these tools from any device and the storage and your privacy is guaranteed. For those facilitators who wish to work offline where WIFI may be unavailable, docs, slides and sheets can be used by following the instructions here. It needs to be set up while you are connected to the internet first.

Google Docs

Mainly for text, Google docs are private by default and can be shared easily with up to 50 people able to use and edit one google doc at any one time. Useful hints and protocols for using google docs include; having assigned spaces on a table to work in, not editing others work without permission, look at version history under the file menu to restore preferred versions, using comments for suggested changes, use add-ons for added functionality, for allowing no changes, just ensure that the docs are view only. If you want everyone to be able to make a copy, you can change the end of the URL to "copy" instead of "edit" which forces everyone to have their own individual copy. Google docs support is here. Add some text to this google doc to help others.

Google Sites

Google sites provide a very visual way of representing a lot of links and embedding media of all sorts. One example is this site.

Padlet

Padlet can be used as a collaborative space for a number of purposes. You can add, text, images, sketches and video to a Padlet. Once you have signed up you get three free Padlets, and these can be re-used for different purposes as required. Take a screenshot if you don't want to lose the Padlets' content when you redesign.

Jamboard

Jamboard is a collaborative whiteboard app in the google suite that can be used on ipads and other tablets, phones or laptops. Student tablet users can access a suite of rich editing tools to collaborate with students or educators. You can access it from a web browser, too. Try out this one by writing your name on it. If using Zoom you can share the link with or without editing rights then screen share.

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