Collaboration+Tools

Stixy
 Use Stixy to create Stixyboards for collaborating with friends and colleagues. A Stixty can be made public or be shared by email address. You can make as many boards as you like, sharing with different groups. It's easy to use, and best of all free! Here is a sample showing the types of things you can add. Great for group work when pictures, documents, due dates, need to be shared. 



WallWisher
WallWisher is a free tool that allows you to create a page of online sticky notes. In addition to text, the notes can include images, links and videos as long as that media is already stored somewhere else online. Create a themed wall, then invite others to add stickies. Just think of all the ways this Cool Tool can be used! Samples:Marsha Goren - Dreams for the future Janet Barnstable - Save Earth!   



Real time collaboration
iEtherPad allows users to word process in real time. Great for brainstorming! CAN also use asynchronously. Users need the URL. Creating an account allows you to have your own iEtherPad url as well as designate yourself and selected others as administrators. Good points REAL, real time brainstorming No advertising Easy to use Membership is free Public pads do not need membership Administrator can add a password to a public pad Only Administrators has access to security and can change pad to public and add a password. Public AND password protected allow anyone with the url AND password to write, so students do not need to join or have email.