[K12OSN] Collaborative tools?

[Paul Davison]

Hi David,

This might not cover your needs, but one possibility is to use a wiki. 
set up a page for each table with an appropriate template and pages for 
each topic. Then have a master page for the head moderator. If your 
group moderators had a bit of wiki training and used tags appropriately 
the head moderator could effectively use the tag search functions in 
most wikis to collect the info from the group pages. Many wiki's have 
the advantage of being able to upload files such as graphics, docs etc 
which may be attached.


Paul Davison


David Trask wrote:

> This is from a colleague of mine....any suggestions?
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> 
> I am hosting an interesting “town meeting” here at MDIHS next month.  The
> island group MDI tomorrow has asked me to set up a wireless collaborative
> network that will  make it possible for 250 people to work on agenda items
> in small groups and share their results as a whole.  This is the model
> that is used for the “National Town Meetings”.
> 
>  
> 
> This first attempt will involve setting up 25 tables in the gym to provide
> room for 250 attendees.  Each table of 10 participants will have a
> wireless laptop where that table’s “moderator/recorder” will record the
> important points of the discussion and “send” that information to a Group
> leader who will collect and distill the input from all 25 tables and then
> send those results to a computer that will project the running results on
> two large screens via LCD projector for the entire group of 250 to see.
> 
>  
> 
> I am working out the details and am asking for ideas from all the creative
> people I know.  
> 
>  
> 
> Do you have any suggestions about open source software that could be used
> to manage this kind of data exchange?
> 
>  
> 
> Thanks for your thoughts.
> 
>  
> 
> George Fatula
> 
> Network Administrator / Technology Coordinator
> 
> Mount Desert Island High School
> 
> Phone:  207 - 288 - 5011  ext. 345
> 
> Fax:      207 - 288 - 3970
> 
> gfatula at mdihs.u98.k12.me.us
> 
>  
> 
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> 
> Good morning David,
> 
>  
> 
> I am hosting an interesting “town meeting” here at MDIHS next month.  
> The island group MDI tomorrow has asked me to set up a wireless 
> collaborative network that will  make it possible for 250 people to work 
> on agenda items in small groups and share their results as a whole.  
> This is the model that is used for the “National Town Meetings”.
> 
>  
> 
> This first attempt will involve setting up 25 tables in the gym to 
> provide room for 250 attendees.  Each table of 10 participants will have 
> a wireless laptop where that table’s “moderator/recorder” will record 
> the important points of the discussion and “send” that information to a 
> Group leader who will collect and distill the input from all 25 tables 
> and then send those results to a computer that will project the running 
> results on two large screens via LCD projector for the entire group of 
> 250 to see.
> 
>  
> 
> I am working out the details and am asking for ideas from all the 
> creative people I know. 
> 
>  
> 
> Do you have any suggestions about open source software that could be 
> used to manage this kind of data exchange?
> 
>  
> 
> Thanks for your thoughts.
> 
>  
> 
> George Fatula
> 
> Network Administrator / Technology Coordinator
> 
> Mount Desert Island High School
> 
> Phone:  207 - 288 - 5011  ext. 345
> 
> Fax:      207 - 288 - 3970
> 
> gfatula at mdihs.u98.k12.me.us
> 
>  
> 
> 
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