Creating a Digital Collaborative Classroom
Objectives: Teachers will
- become more familiar with digital classrooms.
- explore websites that promote collaboration.
- discuss strategies for enhancing a collaborative environment for students.
Option 1: Google
| Activity | Handouts/Resource |
| Hands-0n Activity for Collaborative Classroom | http://www.jokes4us.com |
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Introduction to digital classroom Watch the videos; talk with a partner about the points made in the video. Which are you already doing? What might you want to add? |
Videos: Will Greer: Helping All Kids Achieve: Classroom Environment |
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Explore: Collaborative Classroom sites – Part 1 Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence: Explore: Collaborative Classroom sites – Part 2 |
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| Google Drive - | Evolution of the Desk video |
| Teachers add to their Reflections doc with ideas about collaborating between classrooms, beyond the school, etc. | Google Docs account |
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Google Forms: Teachers create a form to survey parents. Or a quiz. Or some other document…. |
Google Drive Tutorial: Creating a Form and Adding Questions / Lynda.com |
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Magic Moment Cloudart Although the sites below refer to another word cloud app, the ideas are GREAT.
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www.wordle.net |
Resources:
DePaul Teaching Commons: Collaborative Learning Activities
More Than Wordle: Ten Other Word Cloud Generators Providing Unique Features by Michael Gorman
Module 4: Creating a Collaborative Classroom