Tips For Using LaunchPad To Promote Collaboration

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Collaboration is an excellent tool for engaging students in classroom activities. Research shows that working together promotes learning by, among other things, tuning in to the desire for socialization. In a physical environment, a teacher would move desks together; in a virtual environment, the solution is less obvious. With ClassLink’s LaunchPad, it's easy if you follow these quick tips:

With cloud-based desktops, developing a Bring Your Own technology (BYO) strategy will enable collaboration. By making documents and software accessible from anywhere, students don't have to be in the same classroom, or even the same zip code, to interact. Any device that can access the internet is supported by LaunchPad, including Mac and Windows laptops, iPads, Android tablets, and other portable devices.
Using the built-in document editing suite, students (and teachers!) can work together in real-time on the same document. This allows collaborative writing assignments to be accomplished easier and faster than exchanging emails or handwritten sheets. These documents can also be shared with teachers in order to get quick feedback on a draft or help with editing.
Screen sharing makes hand-waving descriptions of software displays obsolete. With this capability, students and teachers can instruct one another on the usage of educational software, or demonstrate unique outcomes of virtual experiments. Screen sharing can also be used to troubleshoot problems students are having with assignments.
Real-time text, audio, and video chat means that students and instructors can interact 24/7. If students have questions they need answered quickly, they no longer have to wait until the next class.

Collaboration in a traditional classroom with different computer devices can be tricky, but with LaunchPad from ClassLink, it has never been easier. No matter where students are located, LaunchPad will allow them to get work done. To find out more about LaunchPad's collaborative or other features, please visit our website or call us at (888) 963-7550.