There is a wonderful resource called Collaboratory that is a project of
Northwestern University. The web site is
<http://www.collaboratory.nunet.net> where you can find information
about collaboratory. It is designed for teachers of all subjects to
foster collaboration. Teachers and students each need an account which
opens the portal. Once you are a member, teachers can search online
for projects to join or copy with your students. You can also use the
Collaboratory to create online projects of your own. For each project,
you create activities that are described online for the students
(accessible from any Internet connected computer at home, school,
public library, etc.) to which they respond, either online or in some
other medium. Work can be posted for teacher comments only, for
teacher and peer comments, and eventually, for public viewing if
desired. You can create pages of links and information in the Cybrary,
upload items to the media repository, create online book discussions, a
Nexus community that works together on a project, whether the community
members are from one class, one school, or from widely scattered areas.
Online access can be given to community experts to advise or mentor
students, and there is a survey maker, Collaboratory e-mail and chat
capabilities (limited to collaboratory members, and well monitored),
and an electronic portfolio area. Posting to the web is made easier by
using established templates, or you can design your own. All of the
information posted is hosted by the Collaboratory on Northwestern
University servers. Currently, it is paid for by the Illinois State
Board of Ed, and corporate sponsors, but it is available for use by
teachers from other states and countries as well, and there is
presently, no charge to join or participate.
My school has just begun to use the Collaboratory, so I am not yet an
expert on all of these activities, but it is a wonderful resource. I
would welcome any questions that you might have. If I don't know the
answers, I will refer you to someone who will. I would recommend
anyone looking for ways to enhance online collaboration to apply for an
account (takes only a short while to be approved) and then explore.
Gail Smith, NBCT
Librarian and Tech Facilitator
Edison Regional Gifted Center, Chicago
gsmith@edison.cps.k12.il.us
On Aug 9, 2005, at 9:40 AM, Michelle Cowell wrote:
> I could really use your help. I am to teach an inservice next week in
> which participants will, "Learn ways to provide students (or fellow
> teachers) with on-line collaborative work experiences (e.g. Web -ET)."
>
> Any guidance or examples, activities, samples, sites, listservs you
> could provide (for research or for the teachers and students to use
> after) would be greatly appreciated.
>
> thank-you
> michelle cowell
> Waverly-Shell Rock Junior High
> Waverly, Iowa
> cowellm@waverly-shellrock.k12.ia.us
>
>
>
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