Today, we had the joy of working alongside a real Joy. 

Joy Simpson, is Literacy Consultant for Devon, and is someone we keep nicking ideas from gathering inspiration and thoughts from already. Joy writes and contributes to the  superb blog from the Devon Literacy team. Literacy Resources and Ideas does what it says on the tin, because it keeps bubbling along with articles and links to great…well… resources and …um… ideas.

Joy is another fan of Twitter (@joysimpson) and it was fun to direct delegates towards the powerful CPD and connections that Twittering can provide.

Flock Draw gives you the opportunity to draw, mindmap and collaborate on line

Paint a simple masterpiece. Make a point visually.  Do whatever you want. Do it together. Grab a tool. Pick a color. Draw something. Show a friend. Show the world. Share your vision.

If you ever wanted to quickly share or collaborate on a simple sketch online, here is a fun tool to try.

With Flock Draw, you can draw simple sketches collaboratively in your browser in real-time. Up to 50 people can draw simultaneously on a single whiteboard. (FlockDraw doesn’t limit the number of people who can watch). FlockDraw isn’t anywhere close to being a replacement for a full-blown design app or a browser-based image editing suite like Aviary. The service, however, makes it very easy and fun to create simple drawings and sketches “in real-time”.

FlockDraw doesn’t have many advanced features – but THAT is the idea

FlockDraw offers a simple set of basic tools: freehand drawing, lines, eraser and text. You can also change the color and size of your font or pencil. There are no fancy tools here, but what is there is more than enough to draw a quick sketch. It’s important to note that these FlockDraw rooms are meant to be disposable — once the last person leaves the room, the image disappears.