whiteboards

[Marielle Lange]

Hi Ryno,

 >A chat application PLUS a window in which, to start with, the various
 > members of the chat can draw in black line and type in text, in
 > turn or simultaneously

For this, you would probably better go for a standard lab situation.  
Whiteboards are really not practical for writing on them. You can pop  
a keyboard view on the screen, but this means typing a word letter by  
letter. Quite cumbersome.
If all kids are in the classroom, they you would get more  
interactivity by podcasting them and organizing mini-interviews.

They do this very nicely in this school :
<http://www.castlemanor.suffolk.sch.uk/stars/latest.php>

Two of the pupils were on the stand "Tomorrow's Learners Today". I  
discussed with them for an hour. What they do in this school is  
apparently very cool.

Given what you describe, you may want to check out these products:
<http://www.facetwoface.co.uk/> and <http://www.boxnewmedia.co.uk/ 
face2face/face2face_fact_sheet.pdf>
<http://rafi.ki/> -- Rafi.ki is a funky new online learning community  
with a difference:
it's just for secondary schools*, it's safe and it's a lot of fun!
<http://www.j2e.com/> -- create share learn
<http://www.pebblelearning.co.uk/> -- peeblepad. portfolio for life
<http://www.horizonwimba.com/> -- Horizon Wimba develops web-based  
collaboration software designed for online education, language  
learning and live interactive communications.

Then if you are into engaging teaching, you may want to also check  
out this.
<http://www.filmstreet.co.uk/default.aspa?flash=tt> Film street
<http://www.magicstudio.co.uk/> -- Access hundreds of digital  
resources and create personalised, interactive learning activities  
without the need for specialist ICT skills.
<http://www.createascape.org.uk/>



Marielle

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Marielle Lange (PhD),  http://widged.com
Bite-size Applications for Education