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.

Bruce Beatty
Name of the tool SimpleVLE
Where to access https://www.simplevle.com/
this tool (web
address)
Brief instructions -Once registered, you can create a class so that you can make tests,
of how to use the quizzes, or assignments for the students to access and complete.
tool -You can have your grade book on there and have it available for
students to see their grades and how you grade.
-Makes notes and lectures available for students if they missed class, or
if they wanted to go over what was taught in class again.
Ideas for how the -You can use it for take home assignments. Making online quizzes or
tool can be used homework for students to complete outside of class. Or it can be in class,
in PK-12 and students just get to work with technology more.
Positives and -Positives: Easy access for students to complete assignments. You can
challenges of also post lecture notes if a student wasnt in class.
using the tool -Negatives: For students who dont have easy access to a computer at
home, could be difficult to get them to complete it. Leaving it up to the
students to complete the work outside of class could end with them not
doing it, or forgetting.
Savannah Arce
Name of the tool Type with me
Where to access Typewith.me
this tool (web
address)
Brief instructions Go to home page, share the URL after you start your document with
of how to use the whomever you would like to be able to see/ edit the document with you
tool
Ideas for how the This is an interactive way for students to help each other and for
tool can be used students to be helped by teachers. If they have drafts of there papers its
in PK-12 an easy way to do peer reviews.
Positives and Positive is that its interactive and live/ real time the cons are that since it is real time it can
challenges of take longer to edit since the whole paper has not been written yet. Its also gotten reviews
using the tool that it does not work on some browsers to technological errors can complicate usage.
Sharon Cavasos
Name of the tool Wiggio
Where to access https://wiggio.com/?#tpl=home_0
this tool (web
address)
Brief instructions Wiggio is an online group work site that allows people to share
of how to use the calendars, files, and messages
tool
Ideas for how the -Teachers can set up to-do lists for students with all of the work for that
tool can be used week
in PK-12 -Students and parents can use it to check assignments, to-do lists, and
messages from the teacher
-Teachers can share notes with students and communicate with students
outside of class if they are having a problem with the work
-It can be used for conferences with parents
Positives and -It can allow parents to have a detailed description of what their child is
TLED 430 Module 3
Collaborative Assignment
challenges of doing during the week and any assignment that are due
using the tool -Students can work with each other and share notes
-It gives students the chance to reach out to the teacher or classmates
outside of class if there is an assignment theyre having problems with

-The main challenge I can see with this tool is getting people to use it. It
seems like a great tool to keep students informed, but it will only be
useful if people log on and use it and the information to their advantage