File+Sharing

= = = File Sharing Applications In The Classroom =

Diigo: This site allows you free access to bookmark and post annotated weblinks so that your students and colleagues can view them and comment on them. The site also provides access to a community of article postings on a plethora of topics that you and your students can access and utilize for research and references.



Wikispace: This site allows you to design your own site that can be used in your classroom as a place to post class notices, syllabus, and most importantly as a workplace for students to post their work. The wiki includes a discussion forum for each page where students and teachers can view student or teacher designed pages, comment or ask questions, and engage in peer collaboration and critique.



Dropbox: This site allows you to create folders, both public and private, to drop files (pdf, tiff, etc) in for your students to view. Typically this type of file sharing does not involve weblinks, but rather journal articles in pdf format that you may wish your students to view, worksheets, rubrics, etc.. By enabling your list of students as part of a particular group they can add items they find for you and peers to view, as well.