Thursday 24 December 2009

Collaborative writing with Primary Pad

Primary Pad allows multiple children to work on the same document at the same time using the internet. As soon as anyone makes a change to the document, the change appears immediately on the computers of all the other users. There are two ways to use it.

1) Create Public Pad
If you go to the website and click on 'Create Public Pad' you can get started straight away. Primary Pad creates a unique web address for your new pad. So, if anyone else goes to that web address, then they will be working on the same document as you.

2) Use a Pro Account
By filling in a few details, you can create a 'Pro-account'. This allows you to create and manage as many 'Pads' as you like.

You could create a pad in advance of a lesson, with some text for editing, or some questions to be answered. Using a pro account you can add password protection, to ensure that only children who have the password can access and edit the documents you create.

Click on the slideshow below for a more detailed look at how Primary Pad works.


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