This program is ideal for anyone who has a group project and does not have the ability to meet regularly to complete the work. I signed up to poke around and see for myself how it works.
On the startup up page, you have the option to start with entering your classes. You can put in your course name and number to add that class and help find others who are in the same class at your school. While signing up you can put in what school you attend to make it so that you can find others in your school. Full Sail was not included, but there were many other schools on the list.
After entering the class information, you can then move on to creating a group. You put in your group name and you can go on to inviting members to join the group. All members must be signed up to GroupTable though.
I went in and created a group just to see the feature in action and as you will see below, there are a few tabs specific to that group. You can add an event or task to remind group members of tasks that need to be completed. YOu can enable chat and have a real time chat while all members are logged on (just like WIMBA). You can also use the discussion tab to post questions for any group member or all group members to discuss throughout the day without necessarily having to be online together.
GroupTable is a tool created to help groups manage their projects more efficiently. What GroupTable does is provide a platform for groups to set up profiles on line and meet in real time as well as collaborate on assignments and have discussions.
This program is ideal for anyone who has a group project and does not have the ability to meet regularly to complete the work. I signed up to poke around and see for myself how it works.
On the startup up page, you have the option to start with entering your classes. You can put in your course name and number to add that class and help find others who are in the same class at your school. While signing up you can put in what school you attend to make it so that you can find others in your school. Full Sail was not included, but there were many other schools on the list.
After entering the class information, you can then move on to creating a group. You put in your group name and you can go on to inviting members to join the group. All members must be signed up to GroupTable though.
I went in and created a group just to see the feature in action and as you will see below, there are a few tabs specific to that group. You can add an event or task to remind group members of tasks that need to be completed. YOu can enable chat and have a real time chat while all members are logged on (just like WIMBA). You can also use the discussion tab to post questions for any group member or all group members to discuss throughout the day without necessarily having to be online together. Lastly, the Binder feature allows you to upload and share documents between the group to collaborate on and edit.
This is definitely an awesome tool to use with an online class. I started thinking that this can be used beyond a college class as well. Having taught a Research class that was totally project based, a tool like this would have been ideal since it is not easy for middle school students to meet outside of class. I think middle and high school students can get a great opportunity to learn how to collaborate online and complete group projects online, which will definitely be helpful for them to know in college.
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