A1+-+Development

**Initial Assignment 3 Development**
This page shows the initial start-up responses to the group members' understanding of how to proceed as a group with the assignment. You will notice that the process developed from a number of tools that were put up on the wiki, almost as a brainstorming exercise, with the intention of getting group members to start thinking about how to develop this assignment.


 * Old and New Communication Technologies **
 * ** Old Technology ** || ** Synchronous ** || ** Asynchronous ** || ** Person Responsible ** ||


 * ** Telegraph ** || No || Yes || Person Number One ||
 * ** Telephone ** || Yes || No ||  ||
 * ** Email ** || No || Yes ||  ||
 * ** Facsimile ** || No || Yes ||  ||
 * ** ﻿Morse Code ** || ** Yes ** || ** yes? ** ||  ||
 * ** ﻿Letters/snail mail ** || ** no ** || ** yes ** ||  ||
 * ** Office memos ** || ** no ** || ** yes ** ||  ||
 * ** pagers ** || ** no ** || ** yes ** ||  ||


 * ** New Technology ** || ** Synchronous ** || ** Asynchronous ** || ** Person Responsible ** ||


 * ** Google Docs ** || No || Yes || Person Number One ||
 * ** Xtranormal ** || No || Yes ||  ||
 * ** Prezi ** || No || Yes ||  ||
 * ** ﻿Slide Rocket ** || ** yes ** || ** yes ** ||  ||
 * ** Blackboard ** || ** yes ** || ** yes ** ||  ||
 * ** Instant Messaging ** || ** yes ** || ** yes ** ||  ||
 * ** Twitter ** || ** yes ** || ** yes ** ||  ||
 * ** Facebook ** || ** yes ** || ** yes ** ||  ||
 * ** Skype ** || ** yes ** || ** yes ** ||  ||
 * ** Voicethread ** || ** no ** || ** yes ** ||  ||
 * ** Wallwisher ** || ** yes ** || ** yes ** ||  ||
 * ** Blogs ** || ** no ** || ** yes ** ||  ||
 * I put synchronous for any technology that had potential to be synchronous (but had flexiblity to be asychronous). **

Tool 1: Edmodo/Facebook Micaela Colleen
 * Sub Group Development: **

Tool 2: Google Docs/Text flow Greg David

Tool 3: Skype/Elluminate Doug Kevin

Tool 4: Twiducate/Twitter Maria Jason

Assignment 3 – Technology Research
Sign up for a category (or create your own category) to collaboratively research technology tools: 1. Communication Tools 2. Knowledge Visualization & Brainstorming Tools 3. Decision-Making & Knowledge Creation Tools

To sign-up, reply to one of the messages in the discussion board.

Your group is free to collaborate using any technology on which the members agree.

The group must: - research several old and new technologies within the group that would be useful for at least one type and/or method of collaboration; - prepare an asynchronous presentation on their findings; - prepare an orientation for at least one of the tools; and - discuss your topic with the class.

For assessment criteria, see the rubric in the course outline.


 * DUE: **** Sign up for a category by 23 Sep 11 **
 * DUE: Group presentation on Blackboard by 11 Oct 11 **