Collaboration using cloud-based tools
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can describe the benefits and challenges of online collaboration.
Key learning points
- Cloud-based tools store documents online and can be accessed from a range of digital devices connected to the internet.
- Cloud-based tools allow multiple people to work on the same document at the same time.
- Changes made by one person can be seen instantly by others.
- Using shared documents reduces the need for multiple versions of the same file.
- Comments and suggestions can be used to share ideas and feedback, but online collaboration requires clear communication.
Keywords
Collaboration - working together on a task or project
Cloud-based tool - an application or a service accessed over the internet, rather than installed locally
Real-time editing - when multiple people can simultaneously work on and edit the same digital file, with all changes appearing almost instantly
Common misconception
When I change something in an online shared document, it won’t affect anyone else’s work.
In online collaboration tools, edits are often visible straight away, so changes you make can be seen by others and may overwrite or change their work.
Teacher tip
Some common collaboration tools are listed in the lesson, but it may be worth asking students to generate their own lists from their own experiences.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.What does the word collaboration mean?
Q2.Which devices could you use to go online?
Q3.Which of these needs the internet to work?
Q4.Which of these is a method people use to communicate online?
Q5.The internet allows people to send messages and share files o .
Q6.When communicating online, it is important to be k and respectful.
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Cloud-based tools are accessed over the i rather than being installed on one computer.
Q2.When people work together online from different places, it is called online _____________?
Q3.What does real-time editing mean?
Q4.What type of communication is it when you don’t get an instant reply?
Q5.What type of communication is it when you need an instant reply?
Q6.Match each word to the correct description
working together on a task
an app used online
changes appear instantly
messages replied to at different times
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