Our first tool that I'm reviewing is Adobe Buzzword. All you need to get started is an email address.
The link will appear as Acrobat.com in the Teacher Tools list.
Buzzword is a web-based word processor. So what? Documents produced using Buzzword are not stored on your computer. They are stored on a secure server so that you can access your documents from any web connection. For those of us that have gotten home (or to work) eager to put the finishing (or starting) touches on a document and realized that we forgot to email it ourselves or to save it on a USB key/drive, this has obvious benefits! More importantly, we can use this application with students for collaborative writing. Students can create documents with text, graphics, and tables. But here's the really cool part....they can also edit and add comments at the same time! I will not pretend to know how that works but I am very excited to find out!
HOMEWORK:
Oh yes, I have the nerve to give you homework.
1. There will be an email circulating that is called "If You Could Have Your Dream". The email is basically a buzzword document that is being "shared" with you from another faculty member. Please open the email and follow the instructions.
WARNING: I do not know if this will work the way I've described in the email but I will know soon enough...stay tuned for possible revisions to the instructions.
I plan to start using this with 4th and 5th grade in the near future (you know, as soon as I know exactly how it works). I will keep you posted on any tips and tricks
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