Monday, October 15, 2018
Collaboration
Collaborative opportunities in the classroom are a necessary component for students' learning as well as ensuring that students engage in interpersonal communication with one another for a better classroom environment. The strategies provided in the short clip - Think, Pair, Share, Connecting to Three Studies, then Small group work - are possible strategies within all levels and content areas of education. My only concern is how to implement these strategies with technology. For sure, there are several online resources for students to utilize to complete collaborative work. However, my only issue is how to use technology for the collaborative process? What resources can be used for these activities? I want to utilize fun and interesting technology into my classroom because students can easily access technology into their everyday lives. With English as the content area, how can I use technology for collaborative work that is not just PowerPoint when they are doing presentations?
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I totally agree with you, Toni.
ReplyDeleteI feel like there are many tools technology provides us, but as far as collaborative work goes, I'm concerned technology can inhibit communication skills which are really necessary for group work.
My question would be, along with finding fun alternatives to Powerpoint and such, how can we use technology effectively in collaboration lessons without inhibiting communication skill development?