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Littles Can Collaborate (Even with Digital Tools)

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Session description

Are you preparing your students for the future? Our young learners can collaborate, even with digital tools, if given the proper scaffolds. Discover ways to empower collaboration in your classroom using simple and powerful tech tools and best practices as you embark on a collaboration journey in your classroom.

Outline

1. Why Should Students Collaborate (10 min)
a. Compass Points: E =What excites you about having your students collaborate? W = What worries you about having your students collaborate?
b. ISTE Global Collaborator Standard
2. Strategies to Guide Your Students to Collaborate (interactive experience) (40 min= 12 min per tool)
- Compass Points: N = What do you need to know to help your students to collaborate?
- Choice of order using Mentimeter
a. Book Creator
b. Wixie
c. Flashcard Factory
3. Resources and Reflection (10 min)
- Compass Points: What is your current stance on your students collaborating using digital tools?

Participants will use Mentimeter and experience the tech tools as both as a student and an educator.

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Supporting research

This work is supported by both the ISTE Standards and CAST's Universal Design for Learning standards. Collaboration is an essential skill for all of our students and my work has focused on scaffolding these experiences.

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Presenters

Debbie Tannenbaum

School Based Technology Specialist

Fairfax County Public Schools

Session specifications

Topic:

Global Education, Collaboration and Perspectives

TLP:

Yes

Grade level:

PK-5

Audience:

District Level Leadership, Teacher, Technology Coach/Trainer

Attendee devices:

Devices useful

Attendee device specification:

Laptop: PC, Chromebook, Mac
Tablet: iOS, Windows

Subject area:

Elementary/Multiple Subjects

ISTE Standards:

For Educators:
Designer

Apply evidence-based instructional design principles to create innovative and equitable digital learning environments that support learning.

Facilitator

Foster a culture where students take ownership of their learning goals and outcomes in both independent and group settings.

For Students:
Global Collaborator

Use collaborative technologies to work with others, including peers, experts or community members, to examine issues and problems from multiple viewpoints.

TLPs:

Cultivate Belonging, Ignite Agency

Disclosure:

The submitter of this session has been supported by a company whose product is being included in the session