Lakeside

Community Committee

Workforce Development Training

Digital Collaboration Platforms

Understanding tools for teamwork and communication

Learning Objectives

• Define digital collaboration platforms
• Identify common tools
• Demonstrate collaboration skills
• Apply best practices

What Is a Digital Collaboration Platform?

Online tools that enable communication, file sharing, project management, and real-time teamwork.

Common Platforms

Key Features

• Chat & messaging
• Video meetings
• File sharing
• Real-time document editing
• Task management

Work management software for teams and AI agents. Plan, automate, and execute critical workflows together.

Trello makes it easy for your team to get work done. No matter the project, workflow, or type of team, Trello can help keep things organized. It's simple – sign-up, create a board, and you're off!

Slack‌ is ‌the AI work platform for managing projects, automating workflows, and connecting teams securely.

Zoom Workplace brings video meetings, chat, phone, appointment scheduler, email, and collaborative documents together in a single app.

Teams helps you organize your life and work, chat and call with anyone, and access your files securely.

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Benefits

• Increased productivity
• Better communication
• Remote work flexibility
• Transparency and accountability

Demonstration Activity

Create a team, start a chat, upload a file, share a document, and collaborate in real time.

Team Project Challenge

Plan a community technology workshop. Create a shared document, assign roles, add event details, and collaborate.

Best Practices

• Communicate clearly
• Meet deadlines
• Stay organized
• Use professional language
• Respect contributions

Reflection & Exit Ticket

What did you learn?

What tool will you use?

What is one online collaboration best practice?

Questions & Answers