Titanpad

Titanpad 

Plus:

• Keeps students connected and building relationships with peers
• Not many fancy elements to distract students 
• Accessible anywhere - can be used in class or for assignments outside of school hours
• Highlighted writing to identify which student is doing what and ensures equal contribution
• Can be private, invitation only and password protected

Minus:

• Not much can be imported into titanpad
• Very basic which may turn higher level ICT students off or become disengaged 
• Some students may not have access to a computer or the Internet at home
• Difficult to set up for the  first time - must have 1 administrator or created who needs to invite other students to join - If wrong person receives invitation, could pose risk to students 

Interesting / Applications:

• Most students wouldn't have used a tool like this before 
• Can be used for all curriculum areas
• Can be used to catch up on work, collaborate with other schools, etc

This is a basic but exciting website that allows students to communicate and also type and work collaboratively on the one screen. Titanpad works on the basis of 2 screens (see screen shot). Although this is a very basic tool, the principle idea is a very good one. You are able to import some files but after playing around I couldn't find much else to do. The best feature is that there are not many distractions for students and you can export and keep work completed in online collaborative sessions.