Collaborating/Writing
VoiceThread a program that encourages reflection
Social Media
Teaching Crowds: Learning and Social Media by Jon Dron & Terry Anderson from Athabasca University – free .pdf download of textbook whole book or by chapter
Ning (build your own community) home page
Piazza online question and answer platform home page
Twitter for Beginners (6:18 minute video)
Twitter sign up site
28 Ways to Use Twitter in the Classroom
Google Drive, Docs, Sites, Apps etc.
Google Apps Documentation and Support
Video Tutorials
Google Docs in Plain English (2:50 minute video)
Google Docs Sharing and Collaborating Tutorial (8:22 video) (low audio level, turn up your audio)
Editing Google Docs Simultaneously (first 3 min of the video for Docs, followed by spreadsheets total 5:44 video)
Print Tutorials
Share and Collaborate on Documents
Blogging
A Few Good Blogging Tools from TechSoup
Picking the Best Platform for Teachers free blogging by Richard Byrne
A Complete Guide to Blogging for Teachers .pdf download from Richard Byrne
The Ultimate Guide to Using Blogging in Teaching
Wikis
Introduction to Wikis (5:15 minute video )
Creating Wiki using Google Sites (13:20 minute video )