Useful for collaborative tasks (like U3O2) or for your school admin and classes.<br><br>They just keep coming and getting better. At McKinnon we have Google email, docs
and forms; we have Ultranet wikis and blogs; we have our website and
intranet...<br>
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Soon we may also have Google Wave, which is a real-time collaborative tool that (like Google Docs) lets
multiple people discuss issues. <br>It's also like instant messaging but
with groups of people and their typing is shown in real time rather than
when they hit ENTER. <br>It's a bit of a hybrid tool, like the iPad.<br>
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There may be challenging issues with students having access to such instant
messaging in class, but it would certainly be useful for staff to have
impromptu meetings without traipsing all over the school.<br>
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Have a little preview here...<br>
<br clear="all"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eKUAqNGVwX0&feature=player_embedded#%21">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eKUAqNGVwX0&feature=player_embedded#!</a><br>
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In the past, it was frustrating not to have the tools we needed to work
efficiently. Now it's getting hard to choose the best tool for a given
job out of all the tools we have available!<br>
<br clear="all"><br>-- <br>Mark Kelly<br>Manager - Information Systems<br>McKinnon Secondary College<br>McKinnon Rd McKinnon 3204, Victoria, Australia<br>Direct line / Voicemail: 8520 9085<br>School Phone +613 8520 9000<br>
School Fax +613 9578 9253<br><a href="mailto:kel@mckinnonsc.vic.edu.au">kel@mckinnonsc.vic.edu.au</a><br><br>Webmaster - <a href="http://www.mckinnonsc.vic.edu.au">http://www.mckinnonsc.vic.edu.au</a><br>IT Lecture notes: <a href="http://vceit.com">http://vceit.com</a><br>
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