Tools+We+Use

Cool Tools For Schools WIKI Senior Learning Area wiki
 * Students go to this area for links to all other tools and tasks.
 * Holds links to livebinder tasks, school google, Laptop Licence, surveys or feedback forms for students and parents, policy docs.....

Google Apps for Education:
 * Students and LAs have created accounts in [|Google Apps for Education].
 * Google Apps accounts are then confined to the same domain for all the students, LAs, teacher aides... @smwodonga.catholic.edu.au
 * Each LA created a collection (similar to a folder) for their home base.
 * In each collection they created a 'Google Spreadsheet' for each student.
 * 'Google Spreadsheet' is named [Name of Student] Obs
 * This collection is then shared with all team members: LA's, teacher aides... allowing any of these people to add to the spreadsheets about observations of any student. This 'Google Spreadsheet' also comprises assessment information and student conference information.
 * In this 'Google Spreadsheet' there is also assessment data for literacy, numeracy and RE.
 * Considering sharing a Google Doc with parents so that parents are able to see feedback given to their students 'on the fly' rather than having to wait for a term LA meeting.

[|Dropbox]
 * All students and LAs have a Dropbox account
 * LAs share a named folder with each of their students
 * Students use this folder to file all of their work
 * Dropbox allows LAs to have access to student work 24/7
 * Students are able to access their work on any computer
 * Provides a backup for student work.

[|Livebinders]
 * Tasks are added to Livebinder
 * Livebinders are accessed from the Senior Wiki

Pirate Pad
 * Senior area uses Etherpad for Senior Learning Centre bulletin.
 * Also used for learning experiences

[|Bubbl'us]
 * Each student has an account
 * Used for mindmapping

[|Collaborize] [|Animoto for Educators]
 * Each student has an account
 * Social networking: students are able to respond to questions, create or respond to surveys....
 * Students learning to comment in an online space (respecting the views of others and being able to write an opinion, supporting an opinion with reasons)

[|Glogster for Educators]

[|Voicethread for Educators]