Cooperative+Learning

= Cooperative Learning = Research shows that organizing students into cooperative groups yields a positive effect on overall learning. When applying cooperative learning strategies, keep groups small and don't overuse this strategy-be systematic and consistent in your approach.There should be a variety of criteria to group students; that there should be formal, informal and base groups and that the size of learning groups should be continually monitored.

It is important to remember that Cooperative Learning IS NOT only "collaborative groups." Collaborative Groups are one form of Cooperative Learning, and Cooperative Learning is anything that involves students interacting with one another in a learning process.

Technology Tools and Integration

 * Blogs & Wikis
 * Collaboration & Group Tools
 * Discussion Groups
 * File Sharing
 * Social Networking
 * Task Management
 * Voice Thread

**Blogs & Wikis**
50 Ways to Use Wikis for a More Collaborative and Interactive Classroom by Smart Teaching.org: @http://www.smartteaching.org/blog/2008/08/50-ways-to-use-wikis-for-a-more-collaborative-and-interactive-classroom/


 * Blogger: http://www.blogger.com
 * Class Blog Meister: @http://classblogmeister.com/index.php
 * Edmodo (educational Twitter): @http://www.edmodo.com/
 * Edublogs: @http://edublogs.org/
 * Google Sites (web sites): http://sites.google.com
 * OnSugar (blog): @http://home.onsugar.com/
 * PBWorks (wikis): @http://pbworks.com/content/edu+overview
 * Tumblr (blog): @http://www.tumblr.com/
 * Twitter (micro blogging): @http://twitter.com/
 * Webs (free web sites & hosting): @http://www.webs.com/
 * Wetoku (onnline video braodcasting): @http://wetoku.com/
 * Wikispaces for Educators (free wikis): @http://www.wikispaces.com/content/private-label/k-12
 * Wikispaces for Higher Ed (free wikis): @http://www.wikispaces.com/content/private-label/higher-ed
 * WordPress.org (blog/web site): @http://wordpress.org/
 * Yola (web sites): @http://www.yola.com/

**Collaboration and Group Tools**
//**15 Free Tools for Web-based Collaboration**//: @http://sixrevisions.com/tools/15-free-tools-for-web-based-collaboration/
 * //50 Free Collaboration Tools that are Awesome for Education://** @http://www.accreditedonlinecolleges.com/blog/2010/50-free-collaboration-tools/
 * Collanos Workplace (everything in one place): @http://www.collanos.com/
 * Crocodoc (view & comment on any doc): @http://crocodoc.com/
 * Dabbleboard (online whiteboard): @http://www.dabbleboard.com/
 * Dipity (collaborative timeline tool; works with YouTube content): @http://www.dipity.com/
 * Edistorm (sticky note collaboration): @http://www.edistorm.com/
 * Google Docs: @http://docs.google.com/
 * Kablink: @http://kablink.org/
 * Knotebooks (Physics): @http://knotebooks.com/aboutNiceNet (made for education; document & link sharing) : @http://nicenet.org/
 * Linoit (online stickies): @http://en.linoit.com/
 * Lucid Chart (diagrams): @http://www.lucidchart.com/
 * Mind42 (collaborative mindmapping): @http://www.mind42.com/
 * Nota: @http://notaland.com/
 * Redliner (multiple users to edit Word docs): @http://www.redliner.com/
 * Scribblar (multiuser whiteboard): @http://www.scribblar.com/
 * Storybird (collaborative storytelling): @http://storybird.com/
 * Teach Collaborative Revision with Google Docs: @http://www.google.com/educators/weeklyreader.html
 * Teambox: @http://teambox.com/
 * Thinkfold (outlines): @http://www.thinkfold.com/
 * Thinkfree (document creation and sharing): @http://member.thinkfree.com/member/goLandingPage.action
 * ThumbScribes - Co+Create (collaborative writing): @https://www.thumbscribes.com/login.php
 * TypeWithMe: (group collaboration on a document): @http://typewith.me/
 * Wallwisher (online bulletin board with sticky notes): @http://www.wallwisher.com/
 * Wiggio (group work): @http://wiggio.com/
 * Wisemapping: @http://www.wisemapping.com/c/home.htm
 * Writeboard: @http://writeboard.com/
 * Vyew (real-time & anytime visual collaboration): @http://vyew.com/s/
 * Zoho Show (collaborative presentations): @https://show.zoho.com/login.do

**Discussion Groups**

 * Google Groups: @http://groups.google.com/
 * Memberhub: @http://memberhub.com/home/
 * ProBoards: @http://www.proboards.com/
 * Skype: @http://www.skype.com/intl/en-us/home
 * 50 Awesome Ways to Use in Skype in the Classroom: @http://www.teachingdegree.org/2009/06/30/50-awesome-ways-to-use-skype-in-the-classroom/
 * Yugma: @https://www.yugma.com/

**File Sharing**

 * CiteULike (scholarly sites organized & shared): @http://www.citeulike.org/
 * Delicious (bookmark sharing): @http://www.delicious.com/
 * Digg (bookmark sharing): @http://digg.com/
 * Fruitnotes (online noteook): @http://www.fruitnotes.com/
 * Notefish (online research into one page to organize & share): @http://www.notefish.com/
 * NoteMesh (organize many sets of notes into one): @http://www.notemesh.com/?a=home
 * Springnote (online notebook): @http://springnote.com/en
 * Wridea (group brainstorming documented): @http://wridea.com/

**Social Networking**

 * Campusbug: @http://www.campusbug.com/
 * ePals: @http://www.epals.com/
 * LearnHub: @http://learnhub.com/
 * Sophia: http://www.sophia.org/#popular-content
 * WackWall (social network builder): @http://www.skalfa.com/wackwall/

**Task Management**

 * CollegeRuled: @http://collegeruled.com/
 * Google Calendar: @http://www.google.com/calendar
 * MeetWithApproval: @http://www.meetwithapproval.com/
 * MyNoteIt: @http://www.mynoteit.com/
 * Remember The Milk: @http://www.rememberthemilk.com/
 * Ta-da Lists: @http://tadalist.com/
 * Toodledo: @http://www.toodledo.com/

**Voice Threads**

 * Voice Thread (collaborative, multimedia tool): @http://voicethread.com/
 * Voicethread 4 Education: http://voicethread4education.wikispaces.com/
 * 7 Things You Should Know About Voice Thread: [[file:7 VoiceThread.pdf]]

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