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Increasing Collaboration in the Classroom Using Technology
By Sarah Barnett
If you have a mobile device . . . Try downloading the free mobile apps for Socrative.◦Download both “Socrative Student” and “Socrative Teacher.”
Access to Workshop MaterialsAll materials can be found on my
Schoolwires Website◦Woodland High School Teachers
Sarah Barnett◦http://schoolwires.henry.k12.ga.us/D
omain/450
ISTE-Students Standardswww.iste.org/standards2. Communication and Collaboration a. Students use digital media and environments to communicate and work collaboratively, including at a distance, to support individual learning and contribute to the learning of others. b. Interact, collaborate, and publish with peers, experts, or others employing a variety of digital environments and media c. Communicate information and ideas effectively to multiple audiences using a variety of media and formats d. Develop cultural understanding and global awareness by engaging with learners of other cultures e. Contribute to project teams to produce original works or solve problems
Collaboration means . . . Students are working with their
peers learning teamwork and group communication skills.
Students are learning how to problem solve, delegate tasks, contribute to a group presentation, take responsibility, be accountable, etc.
Students are discussing with or writing for a real audience.
Collaboration . . . Involves interaction.Requires dialogue.Encourages discussion.Can get messy.Leads to greater outcomes.
Avoids learning in isolation.
Technology Tools to Facilitate Collaboration
BloggingPadletGoogle DocsVoice ThreadSocrative
BloggingOption 1: Schoolwires Blog—to
respond to and discuss a teacher-generated prompt
Option 2: EduBlogs—for students to publish original work; FREE and SAFE◦Teacher Blog—classroom hub◦Student Blogs—can publish student
work; linked to the teacher blog; teacher controls privacy
Padlet (www.padlet.com)Online Sticky Note BoardWhole class or small groups can
contribute to an online post-it note board to share ideas.
Can be accessed synchronously or asynchronously
In addition to text, can add links, upload files, insert pictures
Padlet—Suggestions for Facilitating CollaborationUse Padlet as a warm-up activity
◦ Students can answer an “opening question” using their mobile devices. Have the URL written on the board.
◦Students respond to what others have posted.
Contribute to a Padlet for HW. ◦What was the most important thing you
learned from the HW? OR Compare/contrast two concepts from the reading.
◦Require that students add something that hasn’t been posted yet.
Padlet—Suggestions for Facilitating CollaborationJigSaw Padlet
◦Create 5 Padlets for 5 different learning stations in the classroom. Require each group to add something different to the station Padlet after completing the task at that station. Compare all groups at the end of the class period.
Group Brainstorming◦Require students to brainstorm a topic (or
collect quotations, key historical figures, important vocabulary terms, etc.) on a small group Padlet.
◦Then sort the post-it notes into different categories. (Use freeform layout.)
Padlet—Suggestions for Facilitating CollaborationCreate a group study guide for a
unit test. Each person is responsible for multiple
sticky-notes on various topics. Collect textual evidence to support
a specific position while reading an article. Sort evidence into “pro” and “con.”
Google DocsDoes require a Google Account; must
be at least 13; still may want to obtain parental consent
Students can collaborate in real-time or asynchronously on documents, spreadsheets, sites, etc. by “sharing” with peers◦Saves automatically◦Avoids the need to email or multiple
saves of group projects◦No excuses about lost/forgotten
flashdrives
Google Docs—Suggestions for Facilitating CollaborationSmall groups collaboratively create
a presentation using Google Presentations (like a PowerPoint)
Collaboratively complete a graphic organizer ◦Teacher shares the document with
each group.Teacher can view each student’s
contributions to the group work by “checking revision history.”
VoiceThread
Audio “blogging”Option 1: Teacher uploads a
“prompt” and students respond to the prompt orally; all responses are collected around the prompt and can be listened to
Option 2: Student uploads pictures/documents and presents using voice recordings
VoiceThread—Suggestions for Facilitating CollaborationPractice telling a story about a picture
in a foreign language; listen to other students and critique their pronunciation or try to translate the story
Student groups can narrate a presentation (a form of screencasting)◦Great for the shy students who do not
want to present in front of the classStudents upload original work for
others to comment/critique
Socrative (www.socrative.com) Student/Teacher collaboration as
formative assessmentMobile apps or computers
Socrative—Suggestions for Facilitating CollaborationReview a test or multiple choice of any
kind; ◦Students predict the distractor answer or find
evidence that disproves specific answer choicesExit tickets
◦What did you learn today?Pre-Discussion
◦Allow students to answer discussion questions in writing before the whole-class discussion; prompts the “quiet” students to share ideas
Socratic Seminar◦Record thoughts while in the “outer circle” of a
Socratic seminar
Access to Workshop MaterialsAll materials can be found on my
Schoolwires Website◦Woodland High School Teachers
Sarah Barnett◦http://schoolwires.henry.k12.ga.us/D
omain/450