Collaborating with Kids!How to set up a collaborativeonline project for Young Learners

Michelle Worgan 2013

What is a collaborative online project?

1. An online space created by or contributed to bylearners

2. A task or series of tasks completed in conjunction bylearners

3. A collection of learners’ work presented online

Why set up a collaborative project?

Where do I start?

• Topic/idea

• Tasks/activities

• In/out of class

• Synchronous/asynchronous?

Choose a platform

Wikis – Wikispaces, PBWorks

Blogs – Blogger, Wordpress, Kidblog

VLE – Edmodo, School network (Moodle)

What content should I add?

• Photos

• Videos

• Tools e.g.

VoiceThread,

Fotobabble, Animoto,

Photopeach,Voki, GoAnimate, Creaza, Glogster

• Summaries of Skype interviews

Connecting with other classes

• Twitter

• Facebook groups

• Skype in the Classroom

• Epals

• Blogging

Trouble shooting!

• Public or Private?

• Ease (or lack of) of access

• Maintenance

• School permissions

• Getting others to join

Persistence required!

• Add weekly or monthlytasks

• Invite colleagues• Ask people to share• Blog, tweet, share on

Facebook• Directly contact people

who may be interested• Post on VRT• Blog, tweet, share

again!

An example: Food around the WorldFood around the World

Links

Food around the World

Michelle’s blog

Skype in the Classroom

Wikispaces

PBWorks

Epals

Wordpress

Kidblog

Edmodo

Image attributions: Wiki logo: By Cristian109 (Own work) Blog logo: By Cortega9 (Own work)Wordpress logo: By WordPressQuote image: http://www.flickr.com/photos/deeplifequotes/Other images: www.images.microsoft.com

Twitter: @michelleworganEmail:michelleworgan@gmail.com

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