Titanpad.com is a great way to collaborate with students, faculty, and staff in real time.  The beauty of Titan Pad is found in its sheer simplicity.  Titan pad is so simple in fact, that you do not need a user-name or an account to use this product. To create your own titan pad you simply type titanpad.com in your browser’s address bar.  When you arrive at the site click  on the big button that says create public pad.  You could also type titanpad.com/socialstudiesproject (or any name of your choice after the backslash) and a room with that URL will be instantly created.  For example, I just created a room entitled: http://titanpad.com/ITRTHappenings by typing that URL directly into my browser’s address bar.  Now, anyone with that link will have access to that pad.  I can also send email invite requests to anyone who I would like to collaborate with in that room.  Anything you type on that page can be saved and edited at a later date.  You also have the option to go back to previous versions of the document as well.  If Titan Pad is blocked by your schools filter you may also want to check out:

• http://etherpad.com


• http://typewith.me

Both sites are exact replicas of Titan Pad.  I would definitely recommend you check out Titan Pad.  This site would lend itself to some great fishbowl activities in the classroom and generate some interesting discussions.

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