Transcript Collaboration in the Classroom Using Technology

Collaboration in
the Classroom
Using Technology
MARY WAITE
MEDIA SPECIALIST, ROCORI HIGH SCHOOL/MIDDLE SCHOOL
FEB. 6, 2015
Collaboration in the Classroom Using Technology
 Introductions
 What
is collaboration?
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 Why collaborate?
 Why involve technology?
 What I learned from classroom teachers
 The goods
 Wrap up and questions
Collaboration in the Classroom Using Technology
Why collaborate?
Collaborative learning has been shown to result in:
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Higher student achievement
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Higher self-esteem
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Higher motivation
For all students, across socioeconomic and cultural
backgrounds
(D.W. Johnson and B.T. Johnson, 2009)
Collaboration in the Classroom Using Technology
Why involve technology?
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Simplify the process
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Meet the needs of a variety of students
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Track progress and participation
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Provide easy way to work at a distance
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Collaboration and technology are everywhere
Collaboration in the Classroom Using Technology
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teachers
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informed on technology.
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down
the technology
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of being
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2011,
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use it, they
also take theuse
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everything
fromcan
SmartBoard
to Moodle
andbe able to
teach the use of it/application to students, in a stripped down
web site creation should be currently taught to
in some cases language and manner
teacher candidates.
Collaboration in the Classroom Using Technology
What I learned from classroom teachers
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Students need to know how to transfer their
technology skills to their lesson planning
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More practice creating lesson plans using technology’
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Have a toolbox of Web sites, blogs, apps, etc. that can
be used in lessons before they begin student teaching
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Have them try out lessons with tech in ED classes
Collaboration in the Classroom Using Technology
The goods
 Web based: Padlet, Glogster, Todaysmeet,
awwapp
 Apps: Explain Everything, Diigo, Airsketch,
Subtext, Groupboard, Baiboard, Storylines,
Rabblebrowser, Annotator
 Universal: Google Drive, Weebly, Voicethread,
OneNote
Collaboration in the Classroom Using Technology
Rabblebrowser
Explain Everything
Questions?