Grade Keeper: stixy : organize and share information in education

Stixy is another great web2.0 tool for educators . It is a virtual bulletin board space . It is very useful for gathering, organizing , publishing and sharing information . Users can also add photos, notes, documents and to do lists to their stixy bulletin. Once these items are added you can then invite your peers to view, add , upload or edit them . Stixy is like a virtual portfolio where students post their items and collaborate virtually . It requires users registration with a valid email address .
I have already talked about some other similar web2.0 tools that can help you a lot with the organization of your online work . read the following posts to learn more :

Some features of Stixy

Stixy has several important features that make out of it a very good place to start organizing your online work. Stixy allows you to ;

Upload your work and add comments to it .
Share files and documents
Invite your friends , peers, and even family and start collaborating
Copy and paste the content of any website to it
Upload photos from wherever you have them , attach comments and share them
You can tick the “ guest view” so that all your visitors can only see it

How can I get started using Stixy ?

First go to Stixy main page and sing up . It is easy and doesn’t take long . Once you are signed in then follow this step by step tutorial provided by stixy in the form of illustrated photos on their “ about stixy” page .

1-get started

2- create

3- invite

4- stixy board options

5- personal settings

To learn more watch this video tutorial

Tutorial on Stixy

Applications of Stixy in education

Just like all the other web 2.0 tools I have been talking about in this blog , Stixy too has several pluses in education :

Students can use it as a communication tool with their teachers
Students submit assignments using the document upload options
They can also add their own notes and participate in online classroom discussions
They can use it to collaborate virtually when working on group projects
They can also use it to create online portfolios with teachers monitoring and leaving feedback and encouragements in their pages.

That’s it about stixy : organize and share information in education .