Digital Collaboration By Kathleen Kass 4b Due by October 15, 2014

Use the sites listed above to create a PowerPoint presentation explaining Digital Collaboration and some of the tools used for digital collaboration. Use the template provided, but feel free to be creative. Use a single font for the entire presentation text that is easily read. You may use a different font for your titles and subtitles. Use your principles of layout and design to create an appealing and informative presentation. Please use an appropriate graphic for each slide and compose a good explanation/definition for each term.

Collaboration Definition/Explanation: Why is it important for you to learn how to collaborate in today’s work force? cooperative arrangement in which two or more parties work jointly towards a common goal. It is important because you have to learn to work with people for groups, even if you don’t like them.

Definition/Explanation:How does this tool aid collaboration? The movement of older messages to long-term storage areas, enabling them to be kept indefinitely while not cluttering up actively used inboxes or folders. archiving ensures that records can be kept of electronic correspondence, without interfering with the handling of current messages or taking up unnecessary space on electronic storage media. messageslong-termstoragerecordselectroniccorrespondencehandlingcurrentmedia It helps out collaboration because it helps you communicate to your group over the internet so you don’t waste any time.

Blog Definition/Explanation:How does this tool aid collaboration? A website, similar to an online journal, that includes chronological entries made by individuals. The word blog was derived from the combination of the word web and log. Blogs typically focus on a specific subject (Economy, entertainment news, etc.) and provide users with forums (or a comment area) to talk about each posting. Many people use blogs as they would a personal journal or diarywebsiteonline journal entriesindividuals combinationweb logEconomy newsprovideusers forumsposting This helps because it helps show your opinions and keep track of your information.

Chat Room Definition/Explanation:How does this tool aid collaboration? designated area or forum on the World Wide Web that allows users to communicate with each other through instant messaging. Text is instantly displayed in the chat room's conversation log after a user hits enter or send. Other users included in the chat session are able to see what another user types. America Online made chat rooms popular in the 1990s after they created subject-specific ones. Chat rooms are also utilized by corporations to allow their employees to communicate from multiple locationsforumWorld Wide Webusersinstant messagingchatloghitsable typesOnlinecorporations employees locations It also helps you stay in contact with your group but a chat room is more instant.

Discussion Thread Definition/Explanation:How does this tool aid collaboration? ChainChain of written ideas or opinions (exchanged among two or more participants in an online discussion) linked in the sequence in which they were espoused by the participants. Through the use of hypertext, discussion threads allow new or old participant to start at any point and follow the entire discussion from its very beginning to its latest idea or opinion. Introduced by collaborative software such as Lotus notes, they are now an integral part of the discussion group sitesideasopinions participantsonlinehypertextcollaborative softwarenotesdiscussion groupsites This helps because its almost the same as a chat room.

Wiki Definition/Explanation:How does this tool aid collaboration? A type of collaboration website that allows users to upload, edit, and remove content present on a webpage. The goal of these sites is to form a comprehensive meaning, definition, or answer on a specific subject matter. Some popular wiki websites are Wikipedia and WikiAnswerscollaborationusersuploadcontentwebpagegoalsitesform comprehensiveanswer websites This helps so you can find a definition for something you need to know about the project your group does.