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=Welcome to the Collaboration Wiki=

**Collaborative Writing Tools**a brief overview GoogleDocs
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 * Need to create a google account
 * Students can create a document, presentation, spreadsheet or form
 * Once it is started, other users can be invited to edit the document
 * Files are stored online so whole team can have access
 * Saving time and space and confusion of sharing via email attachments, USB keys, etc.
 * Can be downloaded as Word, PDF, OpenOffice files
 * Similar to GoogleDocs, but with a real-time editing ability
 * No need for accounts, just the link to the document
 * Users input is highlighted in different colour
 * All users can see what each other are adding in real-time
 * Similar export abilities
 * Website for collaborating
 * Can be created with only one account
 * Different pages can be dedicated to different parts of newsletter
 * Can embed photos, videos, widgets (ie: voki), etc
 * Editing security can be set: wide open, limited users, no one other than creator
 * Viewable by anyone
 * Users can create posts
 * Can embed photos, videos, etc
 * Other users can comment on what they read and watch
 * Users can post short comments as sticky notes on the wall
 * No accounts
 * Can embed websites, video, photos
 * Sharing of ideas, sites, photos, polls, etc.
 * Easy way to share bookmarks between people and between computers
 * Stored online, can access them from anywhere
 * Users can find sites for their team, add them, and the rest of the team can use them.