Looking for ways that your students can work collaboratively in the classroom? These apps are made for just that purpose, so take a look to see how you can foster greater collaboration in your own iPad classroom.

1. The Collaborative
iPad Classroom
By Jonathan Wylie
twitter: @jonathanwylie
email: jwylie@gwaea.org
web: www.jonathanwylie.com
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2. Why Collaboration?
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3. Why Collaboration?
• Builds teamwork skills
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4. Why Collaboration?
• Builds teamwork skills
• Extends classroom boundaries
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5. Why Collaboration?
• Builds teamwork skills
• Extends classroom boundaries
• Students learn from one another
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6. Why Collaboration?
• Builds teamwork skills
• Extends classroom boundaries
• Students learn from one another
• Develop new ideas and thinking
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7. Why Collaboration?
• Builds teamwork skills
• Extends classroom boundaries
• Students learn from one another
• Develop new ideas and thinking
• Shows empathy for others
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8. Why Collaboration?
• Builds teamwork skills
• Extends classroom boundaries
• Students learn from one another
• Develop new ideas and thinking
• Shows empathy for others
• Builds relationships with peers
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9. Why Collaboration?
• Builds teamwork skills
• Extends classroom boundaries
• Students learn from one another
• Develop new ideas and thinking
• Shows empathy for others
• Builds relationships with peers
• Collaboration is FUN! :)
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10. TodaysMeet.com
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11. TodaysMeet.com
• Start a backchannel conversation
• Encourage students to respond to each other
• Save your “meet” for up to a year
• Student and/or teacher collaboration
• Quick and easy to set up
• No accounts, email or passwords needed, so
good for K-12 students.
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12. Google Drive
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13. Google Drive
• Real-time collaboration
• Shared files and folders
• Commenting on Docs
• Student and/or teacher collaboration
• The Paperless iPad Classroom with
the Google Drive app. See it at
http://goo.gl/oNGVx
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14. Padlet.com
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15. Padlet.com
• Formerly Wallwisher
• Collaborative corkboard
• Multiple privacy options
• Stream vs. Freeform
• Email notifications of posts
• Create custom URLs
• Multiple wallpaper options
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16. Baiboard HD
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17. Baiboard HD
• Collaborative whiteboard tool
• Variety of drawing and shape tools
• Import PDFs for markup
• Chat and push to talk
• Take snapshots of progress
• No registration, no signup, no accts
• Integrates with cloud services
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18. Garageband
See the AT&T Jam Session Commercial at http://goo.gl/XrW6F
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19. Garageband
• Jam with up to three other iOS users
• Connect over Wi-Fi or Bluetooth
• Bandleader controls recording and
playback during the session
• Collect recordings automatically
from others in the session
• More help here: http://goo.gl/CSleb
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20. Instashare
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21. Instashare
• Transfer files wirelessly to another
iOS or Mac device
• Connect over Wi-Fi or Bluetooth
• Works with photos, videos, and
other file types.
• Automatically detects iPads nearby
• May be obsolete in iOS 7 when
newer devices get AirDrop!
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22. Edmodo
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23. Edmodo
• A secure, private social network
• For teachers, students & parents
• Includes a discussion area for each
class the student is enrolled in.
• Students can interact with each
other and/or the teachers
• Can also be used to turn in
assignments and take quizzes
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24. Rabble Browser
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25. Rabble Browser
• A collaborative web browser
• Allows you to share a web session
with your class.
• Includes a discussion area for a
backchannel
• Students can vote thumbs up/down
• Add PDFs via Dropbox
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26. Ask3
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27. Ask3
• Create video lessons to share with
your classes
• Students can comment on and
answer each other’s questions
• Ideal tool for Flipped Classrooms
• Secure app only shares videos and
comments with your class
• Videos can be watched offline
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28. Trello
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29. Trello
• Create boards to list and organize a
project
• Add collaborators to your boards to
see and add to your work
• Record ideas and organize them
• Add photos, videos, checklists and
comments for collaborators
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30. Subtext
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31. Subtext
• Create book study groups for your
class, and assign reading to them
• Read ePubs, PDFs & web articles
• Discussion area for each text
• Links with Edmodo groups you
already have set up
• Teachers can add notes, polls,
quizzes, and web links for students
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32. The Collaborative
iPad Classroom
By Jonathan Wylie
twitter: @jonathanwylie
email: jwylie@gwaea.org
web: www.jonathanwylie.com
Saturday, July 13, 13