PiratePad+-+LSanford

PiratePad

I chose to add PiratePad to this page. PiratePad is a web based word processor that allows pupils and teachers to work together in real time. Each editor is in a different color. This site allows multiple people to type, edit and revise the same document. I think this would be a great benefit to a teacher in the classroom. She/He could have the students working on a paper and in real-time edit and give suggestions as the student is working. From my own experience, I've always had student complete a rough draft, edit themselves, then peer edit, and finally rewrite a final copy. Not only is this a lot of shuffling of papers, but also time consuming. I feel with this program students could benefit from edits and suggestions instantly rather than at the end.

 Another suggestion would be to pair up the class and have the students editing their peers as they move through different parts of the paper (introduction, details, closing/summary). Each person is assigned a different color font so it makes it easy to distinguish who is adding what content to the paper. Some additional features of PiratePad include:
 * Work on a text file alone or with others
 *  Collaborate through the public pad chat room
 *  Import and export files through PiratePad
 *  View saved revisions and the time slider history feature
 *  Quickly invite other users to a public pad
 *  Access PiratePad without logging in

I haven't actually used this yet, but definitely see lots of potential for a teacher. Plus, think about the amount of paper that could be saved!!

The link is listed below: http://piratepad.net/