Awhile back I wrote about EtherPad, a web tool that allows for simultaneous, realtime text editing. At the time, accounts for the service were being restricted due to overwhelming popularity of the tool. I revisited the site recently while working with a group of educators and and was pleased to discover that accounts are not required anymore! They have made it so easy now that all you have to do is click a button and a [...]

There are a lot of exciting things that can be done with Google Docs, and one of them is the ability to easily enter and share data for analysis and evaluation. Here is one simple example. Let’s say that we have a science lesson in which we ask students to measure the growth of plants. We first create a form in Google Docs to capture the desired data. Here is a sample form that students [...]

Have you ever needed to collaborate with others in real time? Well, here is the solution – EtherPad! Tool: EtherPad What Is “EtherPad“? Etherpad is a web tool that allows for simultaneous, realtime text editing. Using the tool only takes a few simple steps. Sign up for an account – now! [ The demand for this service has overwhelmed the load the current servers can handle and they are limiting the number of users until [...]

There are times when I want to share information on a web page with my colleagues. I know their time is valuable so to get them to view the part I want them to see, I often use “kwout” to highlight the section. Tool: http://kwout.com What Is “kwout”? kwout allows you to quote all or part of a web page as an image. By adding a bookmarklet to your favorite browser, you can select portions [...]