Writeboard is a new web 2.0 tool that I have just discovered. It allows users to set up web based text documents for free. These documents can be created by anyone, such as a teacher or students. After setting up a writeboard, users can then invite others to the board. After they have been invited, others can begin working on the writeboard making it a collaborative space. There are several features on this site that are extremely helpful. One of these features is that anyone who has access to the document can leave comments in a separate area. This allows the document to remain untouched when people only want to add comments. Another great feature of this site is that it saves all previous versions of the document. It is possible to go back and look at any of the previous versions. These versions can also be compared in one document, so that it is easy to see what has been taken out and what has been added. The feature that is the most exciting to me, is the RSS feed. Any user can subscribe to their writeboard’s RSS feed. This feature will alert any user that is subscribed to the feed every time that a change is made to the writeboard. All users are then able to monitor all changes that occur.
Writeboard has many educational uses. Groups of students can work together to collaborate on projects. The teacher can also be a member in order to see who is contributing to the group and to make sure that the content is accurate. Teachers can also use Writeboard for class discussions or class review. The teacher can monitor the discussion or review. Anytime students or teachers need to collaborate to create documents, Writeboard is a great way to accomplish this.
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