What happens when students create their own collaboration tools?

"My students come to class straight from their jobs at a variety Silicon Valley firms large and small. They are required to do team projects, and much of the team work is virtual. They tell me they have the following requirements for collaboration tools:

Privacy. While they are interested in sharing examples from work, they don’t want these examples available publicly.

Threaded/searchable Q&A with the answers coming from both students and faculty.

Ability to share relevant links and files for commentary. Basically Facebook for the classroom.

A simple, clear calendar with readings and due dates available at a glance (in other words, project management tools)."

http://gigaom.com/collaboration/what-happens-when-students-create-their-own-collaboration-tools


http://www.acceledge.com/

http://www.piazza.com/


http://www.coursekit.com/