Integrating Blackboard Solutions and the Google Wave Platform George Kroner

Agenda What is it? / What does it look like? How do people use it? How could you use it? Should you decide to use it…

What is Google Wave Wiki + IM + + collaboration + social networking/groups + media sharing + widgets all-in-one, in real time "equal parts conversation and document” Play-back-able stream of thought/activity

Other relevant background A tool once limited to a select few now available to everyone Now part of Google Apps for Education Unique offering in that it can be hosted by Google or locally at your institution – and it’s open source

What can it be used to do? Real-time collaboration –Text-in-real-time is its top strength Resource sharing –Photos, videos, files Extensions –Video/audio chat communication –Tasks/Scheduling –Ratings/polls –Real-time translation –Maps Bots

Use cases Teacher –Ultimate discussion forum –Teacher collaboration –Playback –Polls/surveys Student –Note-taking –Group areas –Real-time collaborative document authoring Search Google: Google Wave in education Google Wave educational use cases

Techniques for Making Wave Work for You Embedding Google Wave into Blackboard Wave Widgets & Capabilities Linking to a Wave Bots & Advanced Integration (better get the tech folks!)

Demonstration – Blackboard Discussion Forum integration – contact,minimized:search,restored:wave:googlewave.com %252Fw%252BDefxt6ZiAhttps://wave.google.com/wave/#minimized:nav,minimized: contact,minimized:search,restored:wave:googlewave.com %252Fw%252BDefxt6ZiA

Is this the end of the LMS? Have you tried Google Wave? –High barrier to get started Usability quirks –Browser incompatibilities –Glitches and page refreshing –Can’t link directly to a Wave unless logged in first –No grade book or quiz integration Policy incompatibilities –FERPA Technology in search of a purpose?

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