Primary+Pad

== = Primary Pad Backchannel =

include component="comments" page="Primary Pad" limit="10" = I: Get to Know Primary Pad (5 min) = media type="youtube" key="WkxExF2g5h8?rel=0" height="315" width="420"
 * Watch Primary Pad in Action!
 * Primary Pad is a synchronous, real-time collaborative document containing the following features:
 * Invite up to 50 users
 * Colors differentiate users
 * Edit other users' writing (saves continuously without retaining prior drafts)
 * Allows chat function among users
 * Export document into a variety of formats
 * View the document history via a Time Slider (ie, video)
 * No sign up required; simple and easy to use

= II: Using Primary Pad (20 min) =

Your facilitator will arrange you into a group of three, and once assigned to a group, go ahead and click on your assigned group's writing pad below:


 * ===---Group #1 Story Pad---=== || ===---Group #2 Story Pad---=== || ===---Group #3 Story Pad---=== || ===---Group #4 Story Pad---=== || ===--Group #5 Story Pad--=== ||
 * ===---Group #6 Story Pad---=== || ===---Group #7 Story Pad---=== || ===---Group #8 Story Pad---=== || ===---Group #9 Story Pad---=== || ===--Group #10 Story Pad--=== ||
 * ===---Group #11 Story Pad---=== || ===---Group #12 Story Pad---=== || ===---Group #13 Story Pad---=== || ===---Group #14 Story Pad--=== || ===--Group #15 Story Pad---=== ||

We'll have some fun in Primary Pad first to get to know its features, and then we'll get to our activity shortly afterwards.
 * Find the profile icon in the upper-right hand corner, click on it, and type your name.
 * Use the chat feature in the bottom-right hand corner to discuss a plan with a group member.
 * Start writing! Play with the various indenting, underlining, strike-through features to change, erase, or edit each other’s writing.
 * Click on the “gear” icon and experiment with the settings.

For reference later, here's a brief video tutorial on getting started (if you need it): media type="youtube" key="Fv0TEeXiSVQ" height="315" width="560"

=__Activity__=
 * Now in the same group of three and in your story pad, let's begin our activity. With your group members, complete the following tasks:
 * 1) Clear your group's writing pad.
 * 2) Use the chat function to determine a general idea for a collaborative story.
 * 3) Write a brief story of no more than 6 sentences, and include some typographical errors (for someone else to correct).
 * 4) Verbally within the classroom, find a group with whom you will "swap" your story.
 * 5) Click on their link above to access their story pad.
 * 6) Make any revisions or editing choices you wish in their story pad (you may alter the story and/or go over the original five-sentence limit).
 * 7) Revisit your own story (now "altered") and click on the "clock" icon to view the history of changes.
 * 8) Click on the "opposing arrows" icon at the top, and export your story into another format.

= III: Guided Reflection on Primary Pad (5 min) =


 * What are some of the ways you might be able to leverage this tool within your existing curriculum?
 * Why do you think students might enjoy this tool?
 * What are some of the limitations you might encounter using Primary Pad? Explain.

__Important Notes About Primary Pad!__
 * Be sure to bookmark the link to your writing pad, or save the link in a separate document.
 * Writing pads will last only 30 days until they're deleted.
 * Writing pad continuously saves (and you can view a time history of the document), but it cannot recall a previous "draft" of the document.
 * When exporting the document as a Word or PDF file, the authorship colors will not be retained.
 * Another tool similar to Primary Pad is Pirate Pad; it has some features that Primary Pad does not (customized url extensions, no expiration of pads).
 * Another tool similar to Primary Pad is Primary Wall; it is a collaborative "board" of sticky notes.
 * [|Website with Ideas on Primary Pad]

= IV: Passing Time to next Tool (5 min) =