Google Docs

I keep forgetting that not many schools have an email system for their students. So yes I set up the thread under my account, but they each have their own email so they logged on with their own school email. That way it was easy for me to see who was saying what. I set it up that only my students could view and participate in the thread. I feel that it was safe. Their profiles have no information and no one should be able to even look at our discussion.

Google.doc

Cindy,  Did you set them up under your own account?  I guess I'm not understanding how you did this.  It sounds great.  Google.docs are probably what I have gotten the most use out of since I learned about them through this program.  I really like using them. I did a wiki for my practicum, and I think I would like to try the same type of thing with a Google.doc instead.   

Discussion thoughts

Mary - I set a threaded discussion through Google for my class to discuss answers to word problems. I set up accounts for them just using their first names and no other information. When they logged on some of them wanted to update their profile, but I wouldn't let them. They really enjoyed the discsussion, reading each others comments... So I think you could set up accounts that would be safe. That project sounds great. Learning to work collaboratively is a great skill to have.