Overview

Online productivity tools are web-based applications that can improve productivity and promote collaboration any time, any where. These tools fall into a variety of categories such as online office tools, collaboration tools, calendars, to-do lists, personal organizers and many others. Online productivity tools can help assist in the process of teaching and learning. This module provides a variety of online productivity and collaboration tools and classroom project examples that can be incorporated into the classroom.

Productivity and Collaboration Tools

Online Office	Note Taking	Mind Mapping	Calendars	Other Tools
Google Apps Tools for word processing, spreadsheets and presentations, a shared calendaring system and custom email	Diigo Web highlighter and notes	bubbl Create, work and share colorful mind maps	30 Boxes Online calendar with painless organization and sharing	4Teachers Various tools to integrate technology into the classroom
KOffice Productivity, creativity, management, and supporting applications	JotCloud Sticky notes for the web	cmap Construct, navigate and share concept maps	Assign-A-Day Enhance teacher and student communication through an online teacher-managed calendar	Easybib Create bibliographies
Open Office Open-source office suite for word processing, spreadsheets, presentation and much more	NoteMesh Collaborate on a unified set of notes for a class - Wikipedia for notes	Freemind Share Mind mapping tool with downloads, screen shots, and much more	CalendarHub Create multiple calendars to share and organize	Engrade Manage classes online while providing parents and students class information
Peepel Online office suite with spreadsheet and word processor	mynoteIT Share, edit and search your class notes	mindmiester Collaborative online mind mapping	Google Calendar Share schedules and add/edit events	Filamentality Choose, search, and link a topic into online learning activities
ThinkFree Word processor, spreadsheet, and presentation package	Stickies Place little yellow squares of digital paper anywhere in the whole wide web	Mindomo Versatile Web-based mind mapping tool	HipCal Online calendar and to-do list	NiceNet Create an Internet based classroom
Zimbra Integrated collaboration suite	Yahoo! Notepad Write notes, save it, and access it anytime	Text 2 Mind Map Converts text lists to a mindmap	Remember The Milk Manage all of your tasks	PiNet Library Create, organize, and maintain your personal library of Web-based information resources
Zoho Online web applications geared towards increasing your productivity and offering easy collaboration	YourDraft Create and share content	VUE Visual environment for structuring, presenting, and sharing information	Yahoo! Calendar Personalized calendar for your educational needs	Utilium Organize and share learning materials with students

Additional Resources

Internet Safety
Additional Web 2.0 resources
Telecommunication/Telecollaboration
Introduction to Online Word Processing
Telecollaboration Projects

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