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Office of Instructional Technology

Troy Fischer, Director

Division of Teaching and Learning

 

 
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Communication and Collaboration Tools
Email good for 1:1 communication Outlook (for teachers).

Blog

Online space to disseminate information and have discussions. Login optional. Monitored blog option where no comments are posted until teacher approves. Suitable for grades 6-12.

Discussion Forums

Knowledge Community

Online space for communication and collaboration.  Requires students to identify the thinking type of all content added to shared white space.  System tracks and reports student usage of thinking types. Login required.  Suitable for grades 5-12.

Think.com

Online space for communication and collaboration suitable for elementary students.  Closed environment.  Accounts available only to teachers.  Login required.  Site searchable for global classroom partnerships.

Wikis

Online web space that allows people to collaborate together.

Online Meetings

Web space for people to host meetings or courses in multiple global locations.

Skype.com

Voice and video over the Internet

Google Docs Free online word processing, spreadsheet, and presentation resource that allows multiple users to collaborate and edit shared documents
Flickr is a place where you can store your photos, tag them and share them with others either through a link to the site or by embedding them in your blog or web page.
Additional tools that will help your students to Read, Write, and Problem-Solve in the 21st Century Collaborative classroom

Bringing the World to Your Classroom: Tips and Tricks for Global Collaboration / Global Awareness Resources

Looking to Collaborate? Want to submit a project?
Email isite@schools.nyc.gov

 


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