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This document discusses various technology tools that can be used to promote collaboration and communication in the classroom. It describes tools like SurveyMonkey, TodaysMeet, and GoSoapBox that can be used for discussion, polling students, and assessing understanding. Other tools mentioned include blogging platforms like Kidblog, wikis like Wikispaces, and Padlet for virtual collaboration. Finally, the document discusses multimedia tools such as Buncee, Piktochart, and Visme that allow students to create presentations and tell stories through infographics.

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TTL Report

This document discusses various technology tools that can be used to promote collaboration and communication in the classroom. It describes tools like SurveyMonkey, TodaysMeet, and GoSoapBox that can be used for discussion, polling students, and assessing understanding. Other tools mentioned include blogging platforms like Kidblog, wikis like Wikispaces, and Padlet for virtual collaboration. Finally, the document discusses multimedia tools such as Buncee, Piktochart, and Visme that allow students to create presentations and tell stories through infographics.

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• TECHNOLOGY TOOLS IN A

COLLABORATIVE
CLASSROOM ENVIRONMENT
Discussion Tools: Get
Them Talking
• SurveyMonkey is a
good way to ask a
variety of questions,
find out what students
are thinking, use it for a
quick formative
assessment, and many
other possibilities.
• Teachers used it to find
out how students
prepared for tests, what
areas they need help
with, and even for voting
for club officers and
planning trips. You have
the results quickly and
can provide feedback
instantly, to plan your
next steps in class. It can
be a different way to find
out about your students
and their needs.
TodaysMeet is a backchannel tool that can be used in or
out of class, as a way for students to contribute to a
discussion or ask questions. It can also be used to provide
“office hours” online, for students to ask questions beyond
the school day. There are many possible uses for this tool,
and setting it up is easy.
GoSoapBox is a response tool that can be used to ask a
variety of questions without students having to create
accounts. Students simply need an “event code” provided
by the teacher to access the activities available.
GoSoapBox can be used for polls, discussion questions,
quizzes and more, and provides a fast way to assess
students or to simply learn more about them and their
thoughts.
Recap is a video
response tool, where
students can respond
to a prompt and all
responses are compiled
into a “daily reel” for
teachers to view and
provide feedback.
Students can respond
from anywhere and feel
comfortable in sharing
their thoughts using
this tool.
Communication
Through
Collaboration
Blogging: Through blogging, teachers can provide
support for students and help them to gain
confidence in writing and speaking. We have
used Kidblog to complete many writing tasks and
creative writing assignments.
Wikispaces: A Wiki has worked really well in
our classes for having students collaborate on a
topic, create a discussion page, and set it up to
inform on a topic, to list just a few examples.
We created a wiki on Spanish art and also
created our own travel agency.
Padlet: Padlet is a “virtual wall” which
promotes collaboration, communication,
creativity and more because of its versatility.
Students can write a response to a discussion
question, add resources for a collaborative class
project, work in small groups, use it for
brainstorming or connect with other students
and classrooms throughout the world.
Using digital tools in this way is great
because the discussions don’t have to
end when class does. These tools
provide ways to get students talking
and share their ideas, so that
classroom collaboration can even be
taken home.
Creating
presentations and
telling a story
Buncee is a web
based tool that can
be used for creating
presentations,
interactive lessons
and more, with many
options for including
different characters,
fonts, animations,
video and more.
Piktochart is a tool for creating
infographics, social media flyers, engaging
presentations and more. Students have
created menus, self-descriptions, movie
and tv advertisements, recipe
presentations and much more.
Visme is a “drag and
drop” tool that is easy to
use for creating
infographics, reports,
different presentations
and more. It has a library
full of images, charts and
more, making it easy for
users to create exactly
what they need.

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