Bernie and I worked together on a collaborative wiki. We did this project using a google document, assuming that we would have been in different locations when we created it. Bernie created the initial document and then shared it with me, giving me editing privileges.
We decided to make plans to build a theme park. We listed the questions that we would need to answer: the kind of theme park; the size and location of the theme park; and a materials list for the park. We used different colors of fonts to show who was doing the writing. After we made the decisions on the location and type of park, we each found an image of a family park. We also added a link to a photo, as well as a link to a YouTube video of a boy swinging in a park. We inserted a table and entered information about the materials needed, as well as the cost of each item.
This project showed that students could work on a document/project together, even though they might not be in the same room. Google docs uses various colors of insertion bars to show who is editing and where that person is editing. If someone makes unnecessary or inappropriate changes in the collaborative document, you can look at the “revision history” to see who made the changes. It is possible to revert back to a previous edition of the document. This type of collaborative work has many possibilities in the classroom.
Sounds like a great project! I still think it is confusing that multiple people can edit at the same time, but maybe that isn't at all confusing to the students . . . =-)
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