#7: Interactions stress collectivity as well as individuality.
#7: Interactions stress collectivity as well as individuality.
“Mixing it up in the classroom”
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In the classroom it is integral to strike a balance between collaboration and individuality. The task and learning objective determine which interaction is key for maximum learning and rigor. Technology can assist in both of these areas by allowing both giving a voice and a choice to the learner(s). The tools below can work in both interactions and allow for authentic learning.
Read, Watch, Question
Read, Watch, Question
Read
Read
Use articles below to learn more about allow students to be both collaborative and complete tasks individually.
Use articles below to learn more about allow students to be both collaborative and complete tasks individually.
(Solo, Collaboration, Consulting, Create-It)
Watch
Watch
Watch videos to gain insight and gather ideas on putting together resources to ensure student success around collaboration and individuality.
Watch videos to gain insight and gather ideas on putting together resources to ensure student success around collaboration and individuality.
(Solo, Consulting, Create-It)
Question
Question
Use questions to help brainstorm ways to encourage both collaboration amongst students and giving voice and choice to individuality.
Use questions to help brainstorm ways to encourage both collaboration amongst students and giving voice and choice to individuality.
(Collaboration, Consulting)
- What opportunities do I allow students to be collaborative in their classroom?
- What opportunities do I allow students to be individualized in their classroom?
- How do I shift instruction to a more personalized learning model?
- What technology tools am I using to encourage both individualized learning and collaboration?
No Tech/Low Tech Options: Visual cues and scaffolds in the classroom allow the students to be more self-directed, allowing the teacher to focus on other tasks. This can be anything from colors to describe a task, specific lighting to encourage noise level, and specific directions that have both descriptive text and pictures.
No Tech/Low Tech Options: Visual cues and scaffolds in the classroom allow the students to be more self-directed, allowing the teacher to focus on other tasks. This can be anything from colors to describe a task, specific lighting to encourage noise level, and specific directions that have both descriptive text and pictures.
Tools to support the Principle
Tools to support the Principle
Google Classroom and Google Apps allows the students to be both collaborative and individualized at the same time.
Google Classroom and Google Apps allows the students to be both collaborative and individualized at the same time.
With Flipgrid both students and teacher can give video based feedback to eachother.
With Flipgrid both students and teacher can give video based feedback to eachother.
Skype in the Classroom allow opportunities for students to collaborate not only with their fellow classmates but with learners all over the world
Skype in the Classroom allow opportunities for students to collaborate not only with their fellow classmates but with learners all over the world
Skype in the Classroom Resources
Skype in the Classroom Resources
Overview of Skype in the Classroom
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