I continue to be amazed at the advancement of this technology. Scriblink and Etherpad are two online tools that are user-friendly and can be used easily by students and teachers alike. I really like that both do not require log-ins and registration, and just allows the students to begin working right away.
While Scriblink seems to be more math-related and not geared toward my history classes, Etherpad could work very well. it seems to be a less complicated version of GoogleDocs and more "ready" to use. It would be great for the students to work on laptops and compile information on the Etherpad rather than go through the mess of GoogleDocs or Wikis. I need to research it more, but I like the promise of it already. Perhaps I could use it for an exam review when we return from break...
More later. Thanks for reading!
MH
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I completely agree that Etherpad seems less complicated than Google Docs. One of the biggest obstacles with technology (especially with junior high students) is passwords. I know that seems ridiculous, but that is where students run into the biggest issues.
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