Sync. in…

What is it?

How do I use it?

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An example from text chat showing bold, underline, italics, strikethrough.

The colors of text can be changed to a chosen color with authorship colors; line numbers can be an effective way to alert someone to a particular line to edit or to read.

Time Slider tool allows you to see what has been posted and when the last saved note took place

Sync. in Advantages

*color highlights the author*all changes can be saved/undo easily*talk chat is saved forever *launch notes from the desktop*track team activity*keeps work organized*talk about different areas easily*can bring in word doc by copy/paste*teachers/students could edit beside the author*good for writing assignments, study guide, class

reports*can change colors of group if needed*force everyone to participate

Sync.in Disadvantages

• No audio• No video• Can’t copy/paste images• Can delete someone’s posts• Text chat can be anywhere on page• Choppy• Hard to follow the sequence• Difficult for younger ages to manage• Can’t put into a word document• Doesn’t appear to be a moderator or teacher

Teaching Benefits

• Collaboration outside of classroom for all that have group name or link

• Easily track participants• Can monitor and contribute in addition to

students (can be accessed by group)• Works easily for word documents and writing

functions but has limitations, does not go beyond text

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Teaching benefits

• Not sure what to put since we never were able to test the capabilities….

• Not positive of functions of tool

www.chatterous.com

What is it ?

How can we use it?

WHAT IS CHATTEROUS?

• Ongoing chat groups that can be revisited.• Users Create Chat Rooms or “Groups” on

Chatterous• Can be password protected or open to all• Allows users to access chats through

alternate methods.• Free Sign Up at www.chatterous.com

Chatterous Benefits

• Sign up Not Required• Can access from outside sources 1. Google Talk 2. Gmail, Yahoo Mail, Hotmail3. Cell Phone4. Web (www.chatterous .com) 5. Instant Messenger• Can Subscribe to chat groups and view from RSS

aggregator

Chatterous Disadvantages

• No Audio based live chat

• No Video based live interaction

Educational Implications