Tool: TeamSpace4Students

Web Based ToolsAssignment #3

TeamSpace4Students

Tool Description:

TeamSpace is a web site designed to offer teams the possibility to work cooperatively via the internet. Teams can coodinate, cooperate, and communicate, without restrictions. Areas of the site include a calendar, contact book, discussion forum, pin board, project upload, and task management.

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www.teamspace4students.com

TeamSpace4StudentsClassroom Implications:

This site could work really well for a virtual classroom. The “team” would be made up of students, and it would be used in much the same way as we use Moodle. Assignments and expectations could be posted for students, deadlines posted in the calendar, and discussion among students, and the teacher, in the discussion forums.

These ideas could also work in a traditional classroom. This website could be used as a place to check on deadlines, assignments, and ask questions.

Administrators can post on the “Notice Board” and choose who sees the message. This could be used to broadcast announcements to students such as reminders of due dates, important dates, activities, etc.

Online Discussion Forum could be useful for students who don’t like to speak in class. Also a “question box” feature where students could post questions and have other students or the teacher help them out.

The website keeps track of your time management, so students can put assignment deadlines up and it can tell if they’re on schedule or behind.

TeamSpace4Students

Pros: It is free for all students! No advertisements. A large amount of functions which have the potential to be very useful for students and teachers.

Cons: I found the website very confusing and took a long time to navigate through it. Although it offers a lot of functions, this also means the website is very large Upgrades cost money.

TeamSpace4Students

Concluding Opinion:

I would not use this tool without looking at other possible options first. I found it too time consuming, and did not find the site easy to navigate. It definitely has the potential to be a great tool, but I’d be interested in seeing what else was out there.