LInC ACT Project Collaboration Tips

Integrating technology in projects to allow successful collaboration with students at other schools or experts in far away places takes some planning and expectations management. Here are some implementation tips for finding collaborators and helping the collaboration run smoothly.

Collaborating with Students at Other Schools

Below are several resources with guidelines on announcing and implementing a successful inter-school project collaboration.

Collaboration Tools

  1. TRECC offers free videoconferencing for educators.
  2. jabber.org is a public server for chatting and instant messaging. You can use the software we used at Fermilab (Adium and Gaim) to connect to jabber.org .

Collaborating with Experts

Below are resources for finding and communicating with online experts.

Tips for Collaborating with Online Experts