Riding the Google Wave …
ICT educators within Sydney are currently inviting one another to join the ‘google wave’. Google Wave is an online tool for real-time communication and collaboration. I like the analogy that:
“A wave can be both a conversation and a document where people can discuss and work together using richly formatted text, photos, videos, maps, and more“. Further, a “wave” is seen to be:
- equal parts – conversation and document;
- shared; and,
- live.
This online tool can be used for:
- group projects;
- photo sharing;
- collaborative and independent notes;
- brainstorming; and,
- interactive games.
The creators of google wave state that they “Went Walkabout. Brought Back Google Wave“.
Reflection
1. How do you see this online tool being used in your classroom?
2. Does ‘google wave’ have a place in learning? If yes, how and why?
