Etherpad Energizing and

Engaging Classrooms Everywhere

    

byDean Hook, Austin Peay State University, Clarksville, TN

Jamie Edwards, Austin Peay State University, Clarksville, TNAmanda Ezell, Austin Peay State University, Clarksville, TN

 

Collaboration

In Life In Curriculum

Collaborative Technology

How Do we meet their demands?

 When is the last time you looked out over your class and saw this?

 Picture small groups of 3-4 students huddled around a learning station not only discussing and writing their ideas on a subject/topic but also seeing realtime responses from other groups.

How do we control this canvas?

 Please shake hands and say hello to

Etherpad Soaring above, and destroying  written

collaboration boundaries.

Etherpad: What is it?

 

Purpose

A true real-time collaboration tool that can engage students visually.

Etherpad: A Brief History

• Created by Appjet in November 2008

• Acquired by Google in December 2009

• Software released in 2010• Clones developed with

open source software

Etherpad's Clones

• MeetingWords• iEtherpad• Sync In• TitanPad

• PrimaryPad• Type With Me• Open Etherpad• Pirate Pad

Etherpad: A Sneak Peek

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• Web-based• Online Word Processor• Collaboration in real-

time• No log in or passwords• Color-coded edits• Chatbox sidebar• Playback and timeline• Import HTML, Word,

RTF• Export HTML, Word,

PDF

Features

Etherpad in Action: Elementary Classroom- Lower Primary

http://community.saugususd.org/swattec/weblog/

• Etherpad can encourage creation of complex sentences among younger students

Etherpad in Action: Elementary Classroom- Upper Primary

http://mrkp.edublogs.org/

• With Etherpad, students can collaboratively create a written masterpiece.

EtherPad in Action: Middle and High School

Tips for using EtherPad in the classroom

1. Put Students in small groups

2. Create links ahead of time3. Teach students about uses

for the document area and chat area

4. Show students how the timeline works

EtherPad in Action: Middle and High School

Future Uses

• EtherPad technology is expanding to Apple’s iPad

• http://ietherpad.com/

Its time to wipe the slate

Can we bring interest and enthusiasm back to our writing programs

Swimmers in a sea of technology

Little Kids - Big Technology

Collaborative Technology 24 / 7 

360 Degrees

We've come a long way......  Etherpad

The Missing Link

CreditsPicture of pens http://www.recordholders.org/en/records/pens.htmlhttp://education.mit.edu/papers/GamesSimsSocNets_EdArcade.pdf clones picture  http://www2.ed.gov/pubs/EdReformStudies/EdTech/effectsstudents.htmlDevoto, P. (2010) EtherPad in Education. Retrieved November 17, 2010 from http://vimeo.com/10164799 http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Technology/Pix/pictures/2008/04/23/Clones460x276.jpg

real time imagehttp://www.masternewmedia.org/Images/real_time_web_id41593681_size485.jpg

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etherpad logohttp://instructify.com/files/2009/07/etherpad2.jpg

youtube videohttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B69sx77dXIg

old computer imagehttp://smallbiztechnology.com/media/computer-old.jpg

Creditsantique clock imagehttp://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c7/Antique_Clock_Face.jpg

Etherpad Clones ArticleEtherpad dies this week: Here are six great clones by Josh Lowensohnhttp://news.cnet.com/8301-27076_3-20004686-248.html May 11, 2010 12:26 PM PDT