So, when thinking about networked knowledge activities and the tools used to facilitate them, I can't help but think back to my Master's program (which was completely online) and the amount of team work we were required to do. Obviously, in a situation where each member may be located in different parts of the country, if not the world, we had to find a way to collaborate with each other taking into account each person's schedule, time zone, etc. I was fortunate to be in groups with individuals that had advanced knowledge of different communication systems and platforms that were extremely helpful to us as a group in overcoming what we initially felt would be onerous logistical difficulties.

First, with regard to communication, we set up a Google Hangouts account which allowed each member to stay updated on pertinent communication if they had to miss our scheduled weekly meetings. A group email could have potentially served the same purpose, but by activating the notifications function we were able to get instant information that could have been lost in the busy shuffle of email or inadvertently sent to junk email. We also set up a Google Doc for each assignment that allowed us to monitor and suggest edits to each other's contributions that were very helpful in producing quality deliverables. Having this technology at our disposal was very convenient; without them, negotiating group interaction to complete knowledge activities in a completely online environment would no doubt have been much more difficult to achieve.