Collaboration

Create a website AS A CLASS!

Use new google sites
Set up the basics of the website ahead of time
Put students in groups of 4-5
Set up very specific expectations ahead of time
Project the website as it's being edited so students realize they are editing LIVE

Google Slides Collaboration

One Word Shared Slides-Mitchell

expectations are set up ahead of time - how to interact on the same document without ruining someone's work
teacher can see all of the revision history
re-use the same set up each year by just resetting the revision history back to the template.

Google Slides for collaborative writing

Create a slide deck each week with the writing prompt and writing trait.
Give the entire class editing rights to the ONE slide deck.
Students work on their own slide and you can leave formative feedback while they write.
Students use TAG feedback for each other.

An example of our writing with a focus on strong words (bold words), and the grammar skill of the week (highlighted in orange).

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