Assessment of Collaboration
Tools
Collaborative Learning
Not a new conceptExpands Social Aspects of LearningApplied in Brick and Mortar SchoolsWeb 2.0 utilized more often
Three Tools of Web 2.0
Freenet
ooVoo
Google Docs
Virtual Environment
CollaborationMaintains social interactionDifferent social interactions
Interaction of people at different ages
locationssocio-economic levels
Access references immediatelyWork on multiple projects
Access to diverse groups of collaborators
Potentially eliminating off-task behaviors
Financially wise for businesses
Other Benefits of Web 2.0 Collaboration
Disadvantages to Web 2.0 Collaboration
Necessary to adapt to technology
Need willingness to change
Training may be costly
Moving Forward...
Places of business and education are moving forwardCurrent and future technology will leave old ways in the dustMust keep up with competition
FreeNet
Information Sharing
http://www.freenet.com
Freenet Advantages
• Peer to Peer and Keeps information
anonymous • High capacity for number of
collaborators
Freenet Disadvantages
•Access only information previously
downloaded •Only audio conferencing • Slow transfers •Charges for breaking service agreement
ooVoo
video chat and conferencing
http://www.oooVoo.com
ooVoo conversation page
Advantages of ooVoo
• Free for most service • OoVoo is server based • Strengthens coworkers’
relationships--even at a distance • Receive video calls via a web browser
without downloading and bogging down work computers
• video chat with 1 person or you have to pay credits to add more people (up to 6)
• paid Feature: Phone calls to landlines and mobile phones to over 50 countries.
• paid Feature: Screen sharing: Users can share screens during video chats.
• video messaging: Can record videos up to 1 minute free, up to 5 minutes if you pay
Disadvantages of ooVoo...
Google Docs
document sharing
http://www.docs.com
• FREE• Create and Share
Anywhere• Manage Documents,
Presentations, Spreadsheets
• Work from any computer• No program downloading
Advantages of Google Docs...
• Google docs only have the most basic features needed to write and edit a document.
• Inability to work offline• Size limitation for files that can be
uploaded• If the Google Docs servers are 'down'
for any reason, you may not be able to access the files you need.
Disadvantages of Google Docs...
Conclusion..........
Dawning of a New Age in collaboration
Using tools in combinations Future may not need separate tools
References
http://www.freenet.comhttp://oovoo.com
http://www.oovoo.comhttp://doc.google.com
http://docs.google.com
http://morguefile.com/archive/display/644928